ANNUAL

REPORT
2016
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ANNUAL REPORT
2016
CONTENTS

02 10 58

Message from the 2. FOR EVERY CHILD,

Executive Director ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES

1. FOR EVERY CHILD,

RESULTS
04 Humanitarian action 13 62
Health21

HIV andAIDS 26

Water, sanitation
andhygiene30

Nutrition35

Education40

Child protection 45

Social inclusion 49
Introduction 3. PARTNERSHIP AND
Gender equality 54
STEWARDSHIP

CONTENTS
1
 MESSAGE FROM THE
EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR
In 2016, UNICEF and our
partners focused relentlessly
on results helping
deliver proven, lifesaving
interventions to the children
and families who need them
the most.
OPPOSITE PAGE: UNICEF Executive
Director Anthony Lake stands with
supporters of the Refugee Olympic
Team that competed at the 2016
Summer Olympic Games in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
2 UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Every year is important to UNICEF
and to our core mission: working to
achieve results for every child.
Whoever she is. Wherever he lives.
Whatever the circumstances. No
matter the obstacles.
But 2016 was important in some
exceptional ways.
It was the year in which we marked
UNICEFs 70th anniversary, looking
back to celebrate and reflect on
what we have learned and looking
ahead to apply those lessons to
meet the challenges we face to
reach every child.
In 2016, with approximately 535million
children living in countries affected by
conflict, natural disasters, epidemics
and other emergencies worldwide
with nearly 50 million children on the
move, more than half of them forcibly
displaced and with around 385
million children living in extreme pov-
erty and millions more experiencing
discrimination and exclusion, those
challenges are as great as any we
have faced in our 70-year history.
2016 was also the first full year of
working to make progress towards
the Sustainable Development Goals.
Agenda 2030 sets ambitious targets
to eliminate extreme poverty and
hunger, provide quality education
for all, protect the planet and pro-
mote peaceful, inclusive societies
and to do so in a way that leaves
no one behind.
By definition, this means we must
reach the most disadvantaged,
vulnerable and excluded children
every boy and every girl, in every
society. In fact, there is no other
way. Investing in reaching the
farthest behind children will not only
save lives it will save futures. For
by providing todays children with
the services and support they need
to make the most of their own lives,
we give them the tools to help their
own children fulfil their potential
breaking intergenerational cycles
of poverty and deprivation, and
building a more equal world.
In 2016, UNICEF and our partners
focused relentlessly on delivering
the results that save childrens
lives and futures helping deliver
proven, life-saving interventions to
the children and families who need
them the most using our pur-
chasing power to reduce the price
of vaccines reaching children in
emergencies with critical support
and learning materials to keep them
from falling behind advocating
for the rights of children who are
excluded because of their ethnicity,
or their gender, or a disability.
As the pages of this report show,
that meant immunizing more than
85 million children against measles
and treating another 4.5 million for
severe acute malnutrition. It meant
helping provide access to safe
water for nearly 29 million children
and family members caught in
conflicts and natural disasters. It
meant helping millions of migrant
and refugee children with access
to education and psychosocial
support.
It also meant working with
governments to strengthen health
and other vital systems working
with partners in civil society and the
private sector to develop innovations
that can make it easier to reach the
hardest-to-reach children and families
working with communities to
identify problems and solutions to the
barriers they face in accessing critical
services and working with children
and young people to meet their needs
and make their voices heard.
This report tells the stories of
some of those children. Stories
like that of Abdul, a seven-year-old
Syrian boy who was able to attend
school for the first time at a ref-
ugee camp in Jordan. Or Ganga,
age 20 and nine months pregnant,
who found comfort and prenatal
care at a shelter in Nepal after
Message from the Executive Director
losing her home to an earthquake.
Or Joel, a premature baby from
a poor family in Uruguay who
received the nutritional support
and health care he so desperately
needed to survive. Or Savy, age
13, who got the attention and
counselling she needed to begin
reclaiming her life at a centre for
trafficked children in Cambodia.
By helping change the lives of these
children and so many others for
the better, we are showing that
progress is possible. That every life
has an immeasurable value. And that,
ultimately, the better, more equal
world envisioned by the Sustainable
Development Goals is not a naive
hope, but a reachable reality.
Anthony Lake
UNICEF Executive Director
UNICEF/UN027584/BOYCE
3
INTRODUCTION
70YEARS ANDCOUNTING
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#FightUnfair.
UNICEF launches The State
of the Worlds Children 2016
in June. The flagship report
makes the case for UNICEFs
efforts to improve health and
education for every child,
regardless of background. In
connection with the report,
UNICEF Georgia releases a
video on the stigma street
children face. The video
surpasses 140 million views
on UNICEF Facebook pages
inless than a week.
4 UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Seven decades ago, the world was It was one of the most dangerous
recovering fromadevastating world years to beachild in recent memory.
war. For millions of child survivors Conflicts and crises around the world
of that war, peace still encom- threatened and displaced millions.
passedalandscape of significant Millions more faced poverty, dep-
challenges and damaged futures. rivation, violence, exploitation and
UNICEF was created to help those discrimination. For its part, UNICEF
childrenno matter who they were, responded to 344humanitarian
no matter where they were from. emergencies in 108countries.
The only thing that mattered for the
nascent organization was achieving In all these emergencies, UNICEF
results for children inneed. playedalead role in coordinating the
response by United Nations agen-
Today, UNICEFs network, which cies, international non-governmental
spans the globe, offers innovative organizations and local partners
solutions and tested expertise, to provide safe water and sanita-
and is still getting results for the tion, nutrition and education. The
worlds childrenregardless organizations worldwide supply
of their background. The only chain dispatched help accurately
thing that matters is helping the andspeedily.
furthest from help, reaching the
most left behind and including the Just as important, in the aftermath
mostexcluded. of those crises, UNICEF remained
on the ground to deliver. Through
cross-sectoral protection, educa-
Scaling up results in2016 tion, social inclusion and health
interventions, UNICEF enhanced
UNICEF has made an important childhoods even as it helped save
impact over the yearsparticularly lives. Recognizing that disaster
when measured by the gains of the recovery lays the foundation for
past three decadesin areas such long-term development, UNICEF
as child survival, primary education helped communities prepare for
enrolment and access to safe water. future crises and climate shocks,
In 2016, UNICEF scaled up its thus easing the path for children
globalresults. tofulfil theirpotential.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOCUS
No Fear of Snow: Shelter for two young refugees in Serbia
In 2016, the migrant and refugee
crisis in Europe surpassed even the
crisis that prompted the founding
of UNICEF just after the Second
World War. Throughout the winter
of 2016, UNICEF worked to support
refugees and both governmental
and non-governmental partners
providing shelter and relief.
In November, as temperatures
dropped, Naedel, age 4, was
already cold. I dont have a jacket
or boots. I dont have a winter
hat on my head, she whimpered
as her sister, Zorah, age 15,
rummaged through a bag under
the bed, searching for something
warm toput on.
Naedel, Zorah and their two
other siblings were staying in
a reception centre in Sjenica,
south-west Serbia. They were fed
and housed along with 200 other
refugees, but they lacked warm
Introduction: 70 years and counting
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#ChildrensDay.
UNICEF Executive
DirectorAnthony Lake
callsUniversal Childrens
Day an annual opportunity
to recommit ourselves to
protecting the rights of
every child. Lake cites
theuncomfortable truth
that the rights of millions
of children are violated
daily by violence, abuse
andexploitation. By protecting
their rights, he adds, we
UNICEF SERBIA/2016 protect our common future.
clothes. Their only shoes were
summer clogs.
Then UNICEF arrived. Thanks
to donations from the European
Commissions Humanitarian Aid
and Civil Protection Department
and the Government of Japan,
UNICEF was able to distribute
shoes and clothing. There was
already a line when Naedel and
Zorah arrived, and they watched
in disbelief as children came
away with new boots and sets
ofwinterclothes.
Just moments before,
theywere looking for ways to
spend the evening wrapped
in something other than dusty
blankets. Now they were the
owners of warm blue boots,
colourful jackets and winter pants.
Forgetting her earlier concerns,
the girls talked excitedly about ABOVE LEFT: A child refugee receives
thecoming snow. warm winter clothing at a reception
centre in Sjenica, Serbia.
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@UNICEFinnovation 2016
#ENDviolence
A powerful short film featuring
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
David Beckham premieres
in December, illustrating the
brutal reality that physical and
psychological abuse can mark
children forever. The films
perspective is crafted from
thousands of responses to
apoll on violence conducted via
U-Report, UNICEFs innovative
text-messaging tool to amplify
the voices of children and
youngpeople.
UNICEF/UN041588/WILLIAMS
RIGHT: Women pull a large net out of
the water at a UNICEF-supported fish
cooperative in Gicumbi District, Rwanda.
6
Innovation
and partnerships
UNICEF continued to use
cost-effective strategies to ensure
that every possible dollar went
towards services for children. As
one of the worlds largest buyers of
vaccines, insecticide-treated mos-
quito nets and nutritional therapies,
UNICEFs leverage helped bring
down the costs of savinglives.
In support of these savings, UNICEF
innovation teams and partnerships
unveiled new technologies and prod-
ucts designed to reach the hardest-to-
reach children andcommunities.
For example, the Magic Box
Initiativea partnership with
Amadeus, Google, IBM and
Telefonicacollects and analyses
real-time data to improve emergency
responses. The UNICEF RapidPro
mobile platform continues to help
reduce maternal and child-hood
mortality, including in rural areas of
Zambia, where HIV-positive mothers
can now find out the status of their
child in half the time it used to take.
UNICEFs Internet of Good Things is
bridging the digital divide in more
than 40 countries, reaching more
thanamillion peopleamonth with
offline education and life-saving
information. Also in 2016, UNICEF
pilotedahumanitarian drone to
accelerate HIV test result delivery in
Malawi andamobile phone birthreg-
istry inPakistan.
A dedicated Innovation Fund is
financing promising early-stage
projects like these, and UNICEFs
Global Innovation Centre is expand-
ing the most effectiveinitiatives.
UNICEF/UN016835/NOORANI
 Direct programme expenses, 2016
(in millions of US dollars)

Regular resources Other resources (regular) Other resources (emergency)

By outcome area
39.1
HIV/AIDS 54.9
5.6

127.6
Social inclusion 85.7
119.7 Total

Nutrition
150.7
198.6
$5,094
273.5 million
155
Child protection 239.6
213.1

113.2
WASH 329.1
505.7

155
Education 520.8
419.2

220.9
Health 886.2
280.9

$0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $900 $1,000

By region
Latin America and 41
the Caribbean 74
26

25

CEE/CIS 78 Total
100
$5,094
Interregional
82
108
million
25

35
Middle East and
160
North Africa
894

236
Asia 469
155

542
Sub-Saharan Africa* 1,425
619

$0 $150 $300 $450 $600 $750 $900 $1,050 $1,200 $1,350 $1,500
*Programme Expenses for Djibouti and Sudan are included under sub-Saharan Africa.
Note: Numbers may not add up because of rounding.

Introduction: 70 years and counting 7

@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#ForEveryChild.
In December, UNICEF marks
its 70th anniversary with
commemorative events and
calls for a fair chance for
every child. The celebration at
United Nations Headquarters
features some of UNICEFs
best-known advocates
including Ishmael Beah, David
Beckham, Orlando Bloom,
Jackie Chan, Anglique Kidjo,
Femi Kuti and Priyanka
Chopra, who is introduced as
the newest global Goodwill
Ambassador.
RIGHT: Children of a migrant worker
who returned home from the United
States listen as adults converse in
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
8
Engaged andempowered
As an organization entirely reliant on
voluntary contributions, UNICEF de-
pends on governments, NGOs and
the private sector to make its work
possible. In turn, the organizations
credibility, impartiality and record
ofresults make itavaluedpartner.
UNICEFs research on issues
affecting children routinely pro-
videsreference points for policy
makers and advocacy profes-
sionals. An enormous presence
on social media amplifies the
organizations work toagrowing
globalaudience.
In addition, UNICEF has
launchedanew framework to bring
together advocacy, communications,
fundraising and public engagement
efforts on critical issues affecting
childrenincluding refugee and
migration issues, child survival, early
childhood development and violence
against children. The approach is
already yielding positive results,
reaching key audiences and motivat-
ing them toaction.
For more information on efforts
byUNICEF and its partners to
generate public awareness and
action onarange of issues affect-
ing the worlds most vulnerable
children, see the@UNICEF:
Advocacy in 2016 items featured
throughout thisreport.
Most important, in everything
UNICEF does, it engages and
empowers young people to
haveavoice in decisions that affect
them. In 2016, the worlds children
and adolescents needed that sup-
port as much as everand UNICEF
was there, 70years on, still working
to achieve results for everychild.
UNICEF/UN027455/VOLPE
 UNICEF/UN026618/EVERETT
UNICEF expenditure, 2016
(in millions of US dollars)

BUDGET CATEGORY
Development 4,790

Programme 4,655

Development effectiveness 135

Management 319

United Nations development coordination 7

Special purpose (including capital investment) 23

Other (including private fundraising and partnerships) 131

Total expenditure 5,270

Note: The UNICEF expenditure by budget categories in this table is presented

ABOVE: A newborn girl smiles at
on a modified cash basis and reflects cash disbursements and internal
hermother in a maternity clinic run by
obligation documents (such as purchase orders) created in 2016.
the International Rescue Committee, a
UNICEF partner, in Bentiu, South Sudan.

Introduction: 70 years and counting 9

 1.
FOR EVERY CHILD,

RESULTS

UNICEF/UN024905/SEWUNET

A health specialist from UNICEF Ethiopia feeds nutritious porridge to a child at Kihen Health Post
in the countrys Tigray Region. The post provides health, nutrition, and water, sanitation and
hygiene services to help strengthen support systems for children and families in the area.
The worlds children faced tremendous and, in some ways,
unprecedented challenges in 2016especially the poorest and
mostvulnerable children who are always at the greatest risk in
times of crisis and insecurity. Against this backdrop, UNICEF and
itspartners continued to deliver results in all of the programme
areasidentified in its strategic plan for 2014 through2017.

More than 125million people were
in need of humanitarian assistance in
2016 asaresult of conflict, displace-
ment and natural disasters. The Zika
virus threatened the well-being of
women and children in 75 countries,
and the El Nio weather cycle inten-
sified drought in dozens of countries
already suffering high levels of mal-
nutrition and food insecurity. Armed
conflict continued in Iraq, South
Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic and
elsewhere, and the global migration
crisis reached proportions not seen
since the Second World War.
UNICEF came into existence in the
aftermath of that conflict 70 years
ago. The crises that emerged or
intensified in 2016 wereastark
reminder that the need for the
organization is as great as ever.
It was also the first full year for
implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals for 2030,
adopted by the international
community in late 2015and for
other wide-ranging global accords
on disaster risk reduction, climate
change and financing for develop-
ment. Together with preparations for
UNICEFs next four-year Strategic
Plan, theseagreements provid-
edaframework for programmatic BELOW: Women and children carry
work in the yearsahead. containers to fetch water in Zimbabwe.

UNICEF/UN019020/MUKWAZHI

For every child, results 11

 Progress anddisparities
The world has already seen important
progress for children. The number
of children who die before their fifth
birthday declined from 12.7million
in 1990 to 5.9million in 2015. The
proportion of undernourished children
has fallen by almost half since 1990.
The primary school net enrolment
rate in low- and middle-income coun-
tries reached 91 per cent in 2015,
while gender parity in primary edu-
cation continued to improve. And the
number of new HIV infections among
children aged 014 years has de-
clined by more than half since2010.
Yet sharp disparities remain. Children
in sub-Saharan Africa are 12 times
more likely than those in high-income
countries to die before age 5. Within
countries, too, glaring inequities exist,
with children from the poorest house-
holds more than twice as likely to be
stunted and far less likely to complete
school. In most countries, inequality
is higher today thanageneration ago,
including in middle-income countries,
whereamajority of the worlds poor
children nowlive.
At the same time, approximately
535million children live in countries
affected by conflict, natural disasters,
epidemics or other emergencies.
Worldwide, 50 million children have
been uprooted, including 28million
driven from their homes by violence
and conflict. Millions more face vio-
lence, exploitation and abuse, including
trafficking and sexual violence. Natural
disasters and the impact of climate
change arebeing felt all over theworld.

Efficient andagile

In 2016, to meet these challenges and many more, UNICEF was called upon
to do more for children, and to be more efficient, agile andinnovative.

The following pages highlight the results that UNICEF and partners achieved
in priority programme sectors throughout the year. In every sector, these
results were aligned with UNICEFs equity agenda, which aims to realize the
rights of every child, with accelerated progress for the most disadvantaged
and excluded children andadolescents. UNICEF/UN017152/SHRESTHA

RIGHT: Children play in Gorkha District,

Nepal, months after an earthquake
destroyed their homes.

12 UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016

HUMANITARIAN
ACTION
RESULTS IN 2016: UNICEF AND PARTNERS
Responded to
a total of 344
humanitarian
situations
worldwide, from
conflicts to natural disasters
to healthemergencies.
Challenges andresilience
It wasachallenging year for
vulnerable children affected by
violence, upheaval and natural
disasters around the world. By the
end of 2016, nearlyaquarter of the
worlds child populationan esti-
mated 535million childrenlived
in countries affected by conflict,
natural disaster, epidemics or other
emergencies. Their education was
jeopardized, their future put on
hold and, for many, their childhood
takenaway.
UNICEF and partners responded to
344 such humanitarian situations
affecting children in 108 countries
in 2016, the largest number of
emergency responses since 2005.
Interventions ranged from the
immediate and urgentproviding
safe water, nutrition and vaccination
against diseaseto longer-term as-
sistance, helping displaced families
recover and communitiesrebuild.
For every child, results
Reached nearly Supported
29million people basiceducation
with safe water, for 11.7million
sanitation and children in
hygiene in emergencies.
humanitarian settings,
including more than 1.2million
displaced people in Iraq.
Major emergencies persisted
in Iraq, Nigeria and the Lake
Chad Basin, South Sudan, the
Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen,
testing UNICEFs ability to deliver
essential services at scale amidst
constant volatility. Simultaneously,
UNICEF responded to an ongoing
global migration and refugee @UNICEF:
crisis that has uprooted tens of ADVOCACY IN 2016
millions of children and exposed
them to risks ofviolence #UkraineChildren. UNICEF
andexploitation. launches a series of five short
animations in February,
The severity of natural disas-
depicting some of the
ters such asadevastating
earthquake inEcuador and
challenges facing children
Hurricane Matthew in Haitialso affected by the conflict in
had an impact throughout the eastern Ukraine. Conceived
year. Linking humanitarian and in collaboration with graphic
development work, UNICEF design students at the City
invested in risk reduction and
University of New York,
focused on strengthening com-
munity resilience to mitigate the
the videos mark the second
impact of future stresses and anniversary of that conflict,
shocks, including the impact of which has affected more than
climatechange. half a million children.
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@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#NoLostGeneration. In March,
on the fifth anniversary of
the conflict in the Syrian Arab
Republic, UNICEF releases
a report on the 3.7 million
Syrian children under age
5 whose lives have been
shaped by violence, fear and
displacement. The No Lost
Generation initiative, launched
by UNICEF and partners in
2013, continues working to
restore access to learning for
Syrian children.
RIGHT: A child waits behind as refugee
and migrant families walk near the
Gevgelija transit centre in the Republic of
Macedonia, on the border with Greece.
14
Conflicts trigger migrant
and refugeecrisis
Acute crises displaced millions of
families in 2016. UNICEF continued
its response to the most dangerous
and volatile situations, including
efforts in and around north-east
Nigeria, South Sudan and the
SyrianArabRepublic.
In the protracted Syrian conflict,
grave violations against children
were the highest on record in 2016.
Hundreds were killed by bombs and
shelling. Some deaths might have
been averted if the countrys med-
ical facilities and practitioners were
not utterly depleted and subjected
toattacks.
UNICEF and partners scaled up
delivery of essential supplies to the
most vulnerable populations and
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
pressed for access to the hundreds
of thousands of Syrians living
undersiege.
In Turkey, UNICEF helped the
government expandanational
cash-transfer programme for
education to benefit 230,000
young Syrians and other vulnerable
children. Critical funding for this
effort came from the European
Union,achampion of the No Lost
Generation initiative to maintain
education for children at risk in
theregion.
In Jordan, UNICEF helped strength-
en another cash grant programme,
with solid results: 95percent of
recipient families reported that
the grants were sufficient for their
child-relatedexpenses.
UNICEF/UN011166/GEORGIEV

Conflict andinsecurity
In Yemen, protracted conflict has
createdamajor humanitarian crisis.
Ofareported 18.8million people
affected by the conflict in 2016,
more than half were children. An
estimated1.6million children were
forced from their homes. More than
2million children under age5were
considered malnourished, with
462,000 acutely so. Adding to the
burden placed on collapsed health,
water and sanitation systems, an
outbreak of cholera raged in the
country late in theyear.
InaMarch report, UNICEF high-
lighted the heavy toll of violence
on the children of Yemen. On the
ground, emergency teams provided
water and sanitation for4.5million
people and polio vaccinations
for approximately4.7million
children. Other emergency in-
terventions included educational
For every child, results
UNICEF/UN057318/AL-ADIMI
@UNICEF:
Support for
humanitarianaction
Reliable support from
trusted resource partners is
key to UNICEFs humanitarian
response. In 2016, partners
played a prominent role in
establishing a nexus between
urgent humanitarian action and
longer-term development work
in countries dealing with serious
and protracted crises.
The United States of America
was the largest donor to UNICEF
humanitarian operations, followed
by Germany, the United Kingdom,
Japan and the United Nations
Central Emergency Response
Fund (CERF). During the cholera
outbreak in Somalia, CERF funds
enabled UNICEF and its partners
to reach a total of 390,000
people with hygiene promotion
and psychosocial support, as messages through radio spots,
well as cash transfers forthe information, education and
poorestfamilies. communication materials as
well as temporary access to safe
Violence and insecurity also water through distribution of
intensified in Iraq, affecting water disinfection tablets.
10million people in 2016. Battles The Government of
uprooted 85,000 in Fallujah and Japanwent beyond emergency
left at least 1million people in relief, increasing its grant
the city of Mosul out of reach of aid toUNICEF a multi-year
humanitarianassistance. contribution by more than
US$30million above the 2015
UNICEF co-led the United level. This increase helped
Nations cluster of organizations bridge a growing gap between
working on education in Iraq and humanitarian and development
supported water and sanitation assistance in Afghanistan,
services for1.2million displaced Haiti, Myanmar, Pakistan
persons in the countrynearly andTajikistan.
half of them children. UNICEF
provided learning supplies for
more than halfamillion children.
Some5.8million Iraqi children
were vaccinated against polio,
ABOVE LEFT: A boy in Saada, northern
and about 32,000 received Yemen, sits in the rubble of his familys
measles vaccines. UNICEF home, which was destroyed in the
also supported newborn countrys escalating conflict.
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@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOCUS
#YemenChildren. Gangas Story: A warm feeling in post-earthquake Nepal
UNICEF issues a detailed
report, Children on the Brink,

UNICEF NEPAL/2016/MATHEMA
in March, outlining the
precarious humanitarian
situation in Yemen after
ayear of conflict. UNICEF
and partners continue to
provide nutrition, safe water
and vaccinations for Yemeni
children and women despite
violence, restricted access and
funding shortfalls.

#BringBackOurGirls.
In April, two years after
the abduction of hundreds
of schoolgirls from Chibok,
Nigeria, UNICEF releases
Beyond Chibok. The report
documents the alarming
trends tied to Boko Haram
attacks in Cameroon, Chad,
Niger and Nigeria including
the sharp rise in the number
of children involved in
suicide attacks in those
countries in 2014and 2015.
ABOVE RIGHT: Ganga Aryal
(foreground) walksoutside her familys
shelter homein Nuwakot District, Nepal.
On a foggy Friday morning in
early 2016, Ganga Aryal, age 20
and nine months pregnant, sat
next to a heater in a UNICEF
tent shelter. It had been a few
days since she had arrived at
the Trishuli District Hospital,
which was largely destroyed by
the 7.8 magnitude earthquake
that rocked Nepal almost a year
earlier.
Immediately after the quake,
UNICEF provided medical tents
at damaged hospitals in the coun-
trys 14 most affected districts so
that health-care services could
continue. Later, UNICEF set up
additional tents as temporary
homes for pregnant women,
new and lactating mothers and
theirbabies.
The tent where Ganga stayed
was warm and orderly, with about
a dozen beds lined up side by side.
UNICEF and the local National
Public Health Association insulated
the tents so that mothers and their
infants would have a warm place
to stay in the winter.
As a first-time mother, Ganga
was nervous about giving birth.
But in the tent, primary caregivers
like staff nurse Laxmi Ghimire kept
an eye out for her comfort and
health. This tent is a safe place,
Laxmi said. Ganga concurred.
I have many worries, she
admitted. I worry about my home
in the village, my family and when
we will rebuild. But at least here
in this tent I know my baby will be
safe and warm.

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home care services for more
than2,000newbornIraqibabies.
Another conflict, in South
Sudan, was compounded in
2016 byaworsening economy
andafragile political situation,
making humanitarian access
increasingly dangerous and
restricted. Nonetheless, UNICEF
and partners secured essential
services formillions of vulnerable
South Sudanese children
andwomen.
UNICEF-supported feeding
programmes reached almost
219,000 South Sudanese children
suffering from severe acute
malnutrition. Nearly 314,000chil-
dren, 42percent of them girls,
benefitted fromaBack to Learning
initiative to restore childrens right
to education despitethecrisis.
For every child, results
The Lake ChadBasin
The violence and predations of the @UNICEF:
Boko Haram militia createdahu- Support for
manitarian emergency in the Lake humanitarianaction
Chad Basin, as2.4million people
fled and dispersed across the Far
North region of Cameroon, western UNICEFs humanitarian
Chad, south-eastern Niger and response in the Syrian Arab
north-eastern Nigeria. UNICEF Republic and neighbouring
and partners scaled up emergency countries affected by conflict
measures in nutrition, WASH, and refugee flows received
education and protection, tracking key support from the European
unaccompanied children and Commission-Directorate
supporting safe recreational activi- General for European Civil
ties inthe affected areas in2016. Protection and Humanitarian Aid
Operations, which supported
In Nigeria itself, aid workers reached education programmes for
previously inaccessible communi- 230,000 vulnerable refugee
ties, only to find an acute humanitar- children in Turkey, along with
ian situation. Alarming rates of child protection for their families.
malnutrition and an outbreak of polio Germany, another major
were UNICEFs immediate priorities. contributor to the crisis response,
Rapid-response therapeutic feeding donated US$45 million to pay
programmes had an 86percent teacher salaries in Turkey,
recovery rate for about 160,000 providing access to schooling
malnourished childrenadmitted. for more than 150,000 Syrian
refugee children.
UNICEF also recognized
UNICEF/UN028807/ TREMEAU
thesuccess of a new partnership
in humanitarian action; since
January 2016, the Louis Vuitton
for UNICEF partnership has
helped raise funds for humani-
tarian support in Nigeria and the
Syrian Arab Republic, bringing
hope to children who have
endured the shocks and stress-
esof war and deprivation.
LEFT: Artou, age 18, and her daughter
find refuge after fleeing their home in
the Lake Region of Chad.
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@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#ChildrenFirst.
In September, UNICEF issues
a report, Uprooted, with new
data about the situation of
refugee and migrant children
worldwide. The report
notes that nearly 50million
children have been uprooted,
with 28 million driven from
their homes by conflicts and
millions more migrating for a
better, safer life but facing
further dangers in transit.
RIGHT: The founder of a school that is
being rebuilt with UNICEFs assistance
stands with children in GrandAnse
Department, Haiti.
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Coping with disasters
During 2016, El Nioan ex-
tremeweather pattern resulting
from variations in ocean temper-
aturescontributed to the worst
drought in 35years in much of
southern Africa. The drought
drastically reduced food security
from Angola to Madagascar. In
response, UNICEF delivered
ready-to-use therapeutic foods
throughout the region, along
with support for health care
andsafewater.
The years two deadliest natural dis-
asters occurred in theAmericas.
The7.8-magnitude earthquake
that struck Ecuador in April left
hundreds dead and either dam-
aged or destroyed thousands
of homes, schools and health
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
facilities. To stave off disease
following the earthquake, UNICEF
supported access to safe drinking
water and basic sanitation facilities
for affectedhouseholds.
Then in October, Hurricane
Matthew left 807,000 Haitians
in need of life-saving assistance
and 175,000 displaced. Haiti had
already been suffering from an
ElNio-induced drought, and
UNICEF supported the govern-
ments response with emergency
WASH services and cholera
vaccinations. After the hurricane,
UNICEF and partners redoubled
emergency interventions to stem
water-borne diseases, restore
damaged schools and safeguard
unaccompanied children. The hur-
ricane response was an example
of strong preparedness and prepo-
sitioning of emergencysupplies.
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Emergence of the
Zikavirus
One of the most urgent interna-
tional health concerns in 2016
arose with the emergence of
the Zika virus in Latin America.
In February, the World Health
Organization declared that the
mosquito-borne viruswhich
causes severe deformities in
unborn foetuses, notably micro-
cephalywasapublic health
emergency. New research finds
that the Zika virus affects children
beyond microcephaly, impairing
their eyesight, hearing and physi-
cal and intellectualdevelopment.
By the end of the year, 75countries
and territories around the world
reported cases of mosquito-borne
transmission. The majority of
these were in Latin America and
the Caribbean, where thousands
of children had been born
with congenital malformations
associated withZika.
For every child, results
UNICEF/UN025188/ TROPPOLI
UNICEF and partners contributed
to the fight against Zika on
many fronts in 2016: supporting @UNICEFinnovation 2016
government responses; identifying Real-time data on Zika
mosquito-reduction techniques
and personal protection strategies;
and focusing on sexual and UNICEF activates its U-Report
reproductive health issues social messaging tool in Latin
surroundingtransmission. America and the Caribbean in
response to the outbreak of the Zika
virus. Its goals: to provide life-saving
information to households in areas
affected by the virus which poses
particular dangers for pregnant
women and their unborn foetuses
and enable young people to report
in real time on the situation in their
communities. UNICEF uses such
reports to improve access to infor-
mation for vulnerable children and
women, leading to the launch of the
first virtual online Zika Information
Centre inJanuary 2017.
ABOVE: In Manab Province, Ecuador,
a pregnant woman rests under an
insecticide-treated net intended to
prevent infection by the Zika virus.
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@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#ActOfHumanity.
UNICEF releases a series
of animated films about
the rights of refugee and
migrant children, and young
people around the world.
These Unfairy Tales tell the
true stories of children
fleeing from conflict and
danger. The films are part of
#ActOfHumanity, an online
campaign emphasizing that
all children have the right to a
fair chance in life.
Resources andresults
Responding to humanitarian emergencies has been central to UNICEFs
work ever since its founding seven decades ago. Today, as the world
struggles to cope with protracted conflicts on many fronts,ahistoric
migration crisis, challenging new epidemics and climate-induced disasters,
UNICEFs emergency operations are at the heart of the organizations
equity efforts, benefitting the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach children
andadolescents.
In the face of so many crises, however, insufficient resources and
inadequate humanitarian access limited the overall impact that UNICEF
and its partners were able to make in emergency response during 2016.
The contributions of myriad resource partnersincluding governments,
UNICEF National Committees and corporate partnerswere critical.
But more predictable, more flexible and longer-term funding is essential
to the success of future emergencyoperations.

#Imagine.

UNICEF/UN048991/GETMAN
UNICEF launches the world
version of John Lennons
iconic song Imagine to
generate awareness and action
on behalf of the 28million
children driven from their
homes by conflict. Released in
September, the video features
celebrities and ordinary
people who have uploaded
their own versions of the
song from every region of the
world plus the International
SpaceStation.

RIGHT: A girl affected by conflict in

Donetsk Region, eastern Ukraine,
draws on asphalt during aUNICEF-
supported celebration ofInternational
Childrens Day.

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HEALTH
RESULTS IN 2016: UNICEF AND PARTNERS
Procured 2.5
billion doses
of vaccines for
children in nearly
100 countries.
Protecting children with
basicimmunization
By the end of 2016,asteady
decline in the rate of child mor-
tality since 2000 had saved the
lives of 48million children who
would not have survived to see
their fifth birthday ifthe rate had
remainedlevel.
Robust immunization pro-
grammesand supplementary
campaigns targeting the children
most in need saved many of those
lives. With the number of unvac-
cinated children having dropped
below 20million in 2015, UNICEF
and partners doubled down on
efforts to ensure more equitable
preventive coverage as envisioned
by the Global Vaccine Action Plan.
UNICEF procured2.5billion doses
of vaccines for children in approx-
imately 100 countries in 2016,
reaching almost half of the worlds
under-fivechildren.
In partnership with Gavi,
the Vaccine Alliance, and
the Bill&Melinda Gates
For every child, results
Had helped
savethe lives of
48million children
through high-
impact health
interventions
since 2010.
Foundation, UNICEF also
helped harness competitive
market forces and reduce the
average price of pentavalent
vaccine by half. The vaccine
protects against five child-killing
diseases, including diphtheria,
tetanus and hepatitisB.
UNICEF also supported
supplementary measles and
rubella immunization activities
in more than 30 countries
where the burden of childhood
diseasesand the incidence of
outbreaksdemanded vaccination
catch-up and follow-up efforts.
Likewise, 11million women in
10 high-risk countries received
supplementary vaccinations to
protect them and their babies
from maternal and neonatal
tetanus, which is associated
with unsanitary conditions
duringchildbirth.
Declared that
even one death
is too many
when it comes
to preventable
childhood diseases
that can kill.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#AirPollution.
In October, UNICEF releases
Clear the Air for Children, a
global report on air pollution.
The report finds that 300
million children live in areas
where toxins in the air exceed
international limits by a
factor of six or more. It shows
that children are uniquely
vulnerable to this threat and
that poor children are at the
greatest risk of respiratory
diseases linked to air pollution.
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@UNICEF:
Support for child health
During 2016, UNICEF relied on
contributions from the World
Bank Groups International
Development Association (IDA)
and UNICEF supported national
governments in expanding im-
munization coverage, improving
nutrition and strengthening
health systems in Egypt, Haiti,
Mali and Yemen. IDA also
enabled UNICEF and the World
Health Organization to support
a national campaign vaccinating
1.5 million Yemeni children
against polio.
In the corporate sector, la
Caixa Banking Foundation joined
forces with UNICEF to tackle
child pneumonia mortality, the
worlds number one infectious
killer of children under age 5.
This collaboration which com-
menced in late 2015 seeks to
advance the use of self-sustained
and innovative pneumonia diagno-
ses by front-line health workers,
and ensure childrens access to
proper treatment.
In its first year, the partnership
yielded significant results.
Among other outcomes in 2016,
it supported the identification of
diagnostic devices and developed
a procurement strategy to ensure
their scaled-up use.
RIGHT: Salmane, held by her mother
Hanane, receives polio vaccine at a
health centre in Dosso District, Niger.
22
Closing in onpolio
The year 2016 saw the smallest
number of children paralyzed by polio
in history and the wild poliovirus
on the verge of eradication. About
three dozen cases occurred in small
geographical areas of three countries:
Afghanistan, Nigeria andPakistan.
Key to UNICEFs polio eradication
effort was the financial support of
the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation,
Rotary International, theU.S.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and the Governments
ofCanada, Germany andJapan.
This support allowed UNICEF
todeploy more than 17,000 full-time,
community-based vaccinatorsmost
of them femalein the parts of
Pakistan with the highest remaining
risk ofpolio.
Thanks to the vaccinators, these
areas recorded the highest immu-
nization coverage in the countrys
history. The proportion of children
missed by polio vaccination cam-
paigns fell from 25percent in 2014
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
to 5percent in 2016. The proportion
of children missed by polio vac-
cination in Afghanistan had fallen
toacomparably low level by the end
of theyear.
In July, for the first time in
two years, polio cases were
detected in Borno, Nigeria.
UNICEF responded by supporting
large-scale emergency immuni-
zation activities across the Lake
Chad region.Atotal of 116million
children in Cameroon, the Central
African Republic, Chad, Niger and
Nigeria were vaccinated. UNICEF
combined the immunization effort
witharange of humanitarian
services, including screening for
acute malnutrition, as well as dis-
tribution of vitaminAand zinc sup-
plements, anti-parasite treatment
and insecticide-treatednets.
UNICEFs Communication for
Development strategy puts health
workers, families and communities
at the centre of such activities, build-
ing confidence and trust in polio vac-
cination in some of the worlds most
challenging and underservedareas.
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CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOCUS
Saving Joel: A premature baby gets early help in Uruguay
UNICEF URUGUAY/2016/PENA
Born prematurely in late 2016,
Joel came into the world in an
impoverished area of Toledo,
asmall town in the Department
of Canelones, Uruguay. The
baby did not have an easy time
at first. He was born with low
weight, 1.9 kilograms, explained
Joels father. His lungs hadnt
developed properly.
Joels parents received aid
from a local early childhood
programme, Canelones Crece
Contigo, which is supported by
UNICEF. Run by the Canelones
City Council since 2008, the
programme assists vulnerable
parents and their children,
counselling and assisting them
with health care, nutrition and
otherservices.
For every child, results
Canelones Crece Contigo has
helped increase the percentage
of women receiving six or more
prenatal check-ups and the
proportion of children registered
at birth in the community. It has
also contributed to improved food
security in Canelones households,
as well as the wider adoption of
parenting practices that enhance
the cognitive development of
young children. Because of the
programmes success, the govern-
ment decided to make it national,
creating Uruguay CreceContigo.
After his rough start, little Joel
progressively drank more breast-
milk and was growing at a regular
pace. His parents hope that he will
continue to grow up and develop
as a healthy, happy child.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#VaccinesWork.
UNICEF announces
a dealmade with six
vaccinemanufacturers in
October to halve the price
of the pentavalent vaccine,
which protects children
against five potentially deadly
diseases. Under the three-
year arrangement, UNICEF
will buy 450million doses
of the vaccine to send to
80countries, including many
receiving support through
Gavi, theVaccineAlliance.
#Pneumonia.
A UNICEF report in
November points out that
pneumonia and diarrhoea
are responsible for the
preventable deaths of 1.4
million children each year.
The report illustrates a
startling divide in mortality
rates between the children
who benefit from prevention
and treatment measures for
these illnesses and those
whoareleftbehind.
ABOVE LEFT: UNICEF staff meet
with baby Joel and his parents at Crece
Contigo inCanelones, Uruguay.
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@UNICEFinnovation 2016
Wearable technology for
child health
In partnership with the
Government of India and the
Udaipur District Health Society,
UNICEF pilots Khushi Baby,
awearable pendant equipped
with a digital chip. In its initial
phase, the device is worn by
infants to track their immuniza-
tion status in the first two years
of life. By making a medical
history wearable, Khushi Baby
enables community health work-
ers to track childrens health
progress more efficiently and
accurately. Plans call for rolling
out the device across India and
possibly expanding its use to
other regions.
Kushi Baby 2016
24
Fighting newepidemics
UNICEF and partners were on
the front lines of the fight against
Zika,amosquito-borne disease that
affected at least 75 countries in
Africa, Asia, and Latin America and
the Caribbean in2016.
UNICEF communication teams
informed communities about
how best to protect themselves
againstadisease with devastating
effects on newbornsincluding mi-
crocephaly, birth defects and
long-term disability. Cross-sectoral
strategies, like Brazils Network for
Inclusion project, created strong
networks for caregivers of children
affected by the Zika virus. The
project builds on existing health-care
services in local communities and
combines them with family-based
interventions supported byUNICEF.
In addition, UNICEF contributed to
interagency efforts for diagnostic,
research and vaccine development,
with an eye to eliminating Zikas on-
going risk for pregnant women and
theirchildren.
Separately, another terrible disease
was finally brought under control
in West Africa in early 2016. On
January 14, the World Health
Organization declared the end of
the Ebola outbreak. UNICEFs West
and Central Africa Regional Office
playedakey role in recovery plans
for the affected countries: Guinea,
Liberia and Sierra Leone. Providing
technical assistance to build more
resilient local health systems,
UNICEF helped communities im-
prove their preparedness for poten-
tial futureepidemics.
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
One is toomany
Even as the global health community
celebrated success against Ebola
and polio, easily preventable
diseases such as pneumonia and
diarrhoea remained the leading
killers of children. In 2016, nearly
one quarter of all under-five
deaths were attributed to one of
thesediseases.
Inanew report entitled One Is
Too Many: Ending child deaths
from pneumonia and diarrhoea,
UNICEF cited the combined annual
toll of these illnesses1.4million
deathsasaneedless tragedy
andathreat to the sustainable
development of the worlds
poorestnations.
In just one example of the or-
ganizations commitment to the
survival and well-being of the
most disadvantaged children,
UNICEF in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo helped scale up
community case management in
provinces experiencing very high
childmortality.
Beyondchildhood
Meanwhile, UNICEF expanded its
focus on childrens second decade
of life with improved strategies for
reducing adolescent pregnancy and
preventing HIV infection among
young people. In Argentina, for
example, where 14.7percent
of babies are born to adolescent
girls, UNICEF is working with
the Ministry of Health to reduce
adolescent pregnancies and build
gender-basedequity in healthcare.
Inequity andinsecurity
In 2016, UNICEF continued its @UNICEF:
cross-sectoral collaboration to ADVOCACY IN 2016
reduce AIDS-related deaths
by 65percent and new HIV #Immunization.
infections among adolescents UNICEF and partners mark
by75percent by 2020. Through World Immunization Week
All Inan action platform aimed in April to help refocus
at dramatically reducing new
public attention on the
HIV infections and AIDS-related
deaths by 2030UNICEF, importance of vaccination
UNAIDS and other partners are for all children. Despite great
identifying equity gaps in the HIV progress, 18.7 million babies
response among adolescents and nearly 20percent still do
youngpeople. not receive a complete set of
commonly available vaccines
and are, therefore, vulnerable
to life-threatening diseases.

But despite progress, inequities persist: Today, 80percent of under-five

mortality is concentrated in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, with the latter region
shouldering half of that burden. The new global challenge is to reduce stillbirths
and the deaths that occur in the first 28 days of life. Nearly half of all deaths of
children under age5occur in that initial monththe most vulnerableperiod.

Vulnerability is linked to conflict and insecurity as well. In 2016, one quarter of

the worlds children lived in war zones or disaster-stricken countries, amidst
widespread violence, deprivation and displacement. These factors left them
extremely susceptible to disease, hunger, multiple forms of abuse andwith
asevere lack of access to essentialservices.

The sheer number of people living ininsecurity is emerging asaforceful ineq-

uity beyond the well-known urban/rural, wealth and gender divides. This reality
compels UNICEF to redouble its efforts to reach those who suffermost.
UNICEF/UN011650/HOLT

LEFT: A midwife examines

apregnantwoman at a health clinic
nearMoyamba, Sierra Leone.

For every child, results 25

HIV ANDAIDS
RESULTS IN 2016: UNICEF AND PARTNERS
Helped three Supported delivery
countries become of antiretroviral
certified by the therapy to
World Health 70percent of
Organization for pregnant women
achieving elimination of new and 49 per cent of children
HIV infections in children. living with HIV.
Clear but unevenprogress
The past six years have seen
amarked improvement in the
number of people with access to
treatment crucial to controlling HIV
and AIDS. In June 2016, 18.2mil-
lion people were using antiretroviral
(ARV) drugsmore than double the
number receiving ARV treatment
in2010.
Between 2000 and 2015, as many
as1.6million HIV infections were
averted in children under age 15
through concerted efforts to provide
ARVs to pregnant women living with
HIV, and to prevent mother-to-child
transmission of thevirus.
Most of this progress took place
after the 2011 launch of the Global
Plan to eliminate new HIV infections
among children and keep their
26 UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Put HIV prevention
among adolescents,
children and young
women on a fast
track toending
AIDS.
mothers alive. The United Nations
Joint United Nations Programme
on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the
Government of the United States
co-chairedaglobal task team that
developed theplan.
By 2015, about three quarters of
pregnant women living with HIV
were receiving ARV treatment, and
12 of the Global Plans 21 priority
countries were providing ARV cov-
erage for more than 80percent
of that population. However, only
49percent of children living with
HIV in low- and middle-income
countries were receiving this
life-saving treatment. The situ-
ation wasand remainseven
worse for adolescents. Very
few know their HIV status, and
there has been little progress in
reducing newinfections among
adolescents.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOCUS
Teens Take Charge: A two-day forum on living
withHIV in Kenya
UNICEF KENYA/2016/OLOO
Sixty young people gathered in
Nairobi in February 2016 to share
their experiences as adolescents
living with HIV. The UNICEF-
supported national forum was
organized by Women Fighting
AIDS in Kenya (WOFAK) and
brought adolescents from five
counties together to discuss
their common concerns.
William, age 19, was among
them. For me this was really
something special, he said of
the two-day forum. It is often
impossible for me to share with
people back at home what I am
going through because I am still
not ready to tell some of them
mystatus.
Dorothy Onyango, Executive
Director of WOFAK, said meetings
like this one encourage young
people to live normal lives. These
For every child, results
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#WorldAIDSday.
Despite great strides
madeagainst AIDS to date, a
stocktaking report released
by UNICEF on World AIDS
Day 2016 finds that new HIV
infections among adolescents
could rise from 250,000 in
2015 to 390,000 annually by
2030 if progress in reaching
them stalls. AIDS remains
a leading cause of death
among adolescents, the report
says,and adolescent girls are
especially at risk.
adolescents are very talented,
she said, and we need to create
an environment where they feel
safe to showcase their gifts and
excel just like any other child.
The participants used the
opportunity to meet government
representatives and give them
feedback about HIV and AIDS
services. Health facilities must
be made cool! said, 19-year-old
Brenda, after criticizing a facility
with an intimidating atmosphere.
We need to walk into a health
centre and feel at home by being
served by young people like us,
who understand us, she added.
The young people also called
for inclusive spaces for adoles-
cents living with HIV, adoption of
sexual health lessons in the school
curriculum and real participation in
planning health-care strategies. ABOVE LEFT: Young people work
on team building at the HIV forum
inNairobi,Kenya.
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@UNICEF:
Support for fighting
HIVand AIDS
UNICEF maintained a leading
role in a number of major
partnerships involved in the
fight against HIV and AIDS
during 2016. Among them was
All In, the global partnership to
end AIDS among adolescents.
UNICEF also worked with
UNAIDS and other partners
to develop a declaration on
accelerating the fight against
HIV and halting its spread by
2030. Adopted at the 2016
United Nations High-Level
Meeting on Ending AIDS, the
declaration incorporated targets
for fighting AIDS among children
and youngwomen.
OPPOSITE PAGE: A mother holds
her son, who is living with HIV, as she
speaks with a doctor at a health centre
inDushanbe, Tajikistan.
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Preventing vertical
transmission ofHIV
Prevention of mother-to-child
transmission,apillar of UNICEFs
efforts to stop the spread of HIV
and AIDS, has avertedmillions of
infections and savedmillions of
lives. In 2016, Armenia, Belarus
and Thailand received World
Health Organization certification
for eliminating vertical transmis-
sion of HIV from mother to child,
following decades of progress
and support from UNICEF and
itspartners.
Cuba had achieved elimination in
2015, and several other countries
are on the verge of reaching
thatgoal.
In South Africa, for example,
paediatric infections have fallen
sharply. Now the government
has embarked onalast mile
agenda to eliminate them within
five years. UNICEF is contributing
to the effort with its RapidPro
open-source application, which
delivers real-time information
to connect households and
communities to prevention and
treatmentservices.
But prevention of vertical transmis-
sion of HIV must remainacentral
focus everywhere. Although the
number of new paediatric infec-
tions has declined, children are still
at risk. As of 2015the last year
for whichareliable estimate is
availableat least1.4million preg-
nant women were living withHIV.
As long as gaps in access to ser-
vices for pregnant mothers persist,
children who could otherwise be
protected will continue to be ex-
posed to HIV. In 2015, the majority
of the new infections among chil-
dren under age 15 were contracted
through verticaltransmission.
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Reaching adolescents
atrisk
Moreover, the progress made
to beat back HIV and AIDS has
not been equitably distributed. It
varies from region to region, with
sub-Saharan Africa faring worst.
And adolescents, in particular, are
being leftbehind.
Some1.8million 10- to
19-year-olds are living with HIV
globally, and AIDS is one of the
leading causes of death among ad-
olescents. In fact, theirs is the only
age group in which AIDS-related
deaths are rising, not falling. Girls
are more at risk than boys, making
up 65percent of thoseaffected.
Recognizing that the window
ofopportunity for the ado-
lescent population is narrow,
UNICEFtogether with
UNAIDS, theU.S. Presidents
Emergency Plan for AIDS
Relief and the World Health
Organizationannouncedaplan in
2016 to put prevention of new HIV
infections in 15- to 19-year-olds
onasuper fast-track. Endorsed
at the United Nations High-Level
Meeting on Ending AIDS in
June, the plan aims to eliminate
mother-to-child transmission of
HIV, reduce the rate of new HIV
infections among adolescents
and young women, and increase
HIV treatment for both children
andadolescents.
Under the banner Start Free, Stay
Free, AIDS Free, this framework
highlights the targets set by
UNAIDS to end HIV and AIDS in
children, adolescents and young
women by2020.
National and assessment in Myanmar, as
community-ledefforts well as help with securing
emergency provisions of ARV @UNICEFinnovation 2016
Beyond such global initiatives, national drugs in Ukraine. UNICEF Answers on HIV
and community-led efforts will be vital also worked with partners andAIDS
to expanding awareness and access on AIDS education initiatives
to HIV prevention and treatment. with broad social and health
Throughout 2016, UNICEF engaged impacts. In Mozambique, for Throughout the year, UNICEF
with countries around the world to help example,ayouth-led SMS continues to build and expand
bolster local responses to HIV andAIDS. text-messaging platform with its U-Report social messaging
64,000 users providedaforum tool, designed to help adoles-
Specific efforts included sup- for questions about HIV cents and young people around
port foranational prevention of transmission and sexual and the world speak out on issues
mother-to-child-transmission reproductivehealth. that affect them. U-Report also
allows its users to anonymously
text questions about HIV and
AIDS, and get the answers they
need. In doing so, it provides a
No time forcomplacency critical communication tool and
information source, especially
But even as such efforts continueas UNICEFs seventh stocktaking for youth at risk of HIV infection
report on the epidemic concluded in December 2016any sense of or other potential threats to
complacency towards HIV and AIDS could result in backsliding on the their health and well-being.
important progress made todate. U-Report has some 3 million
registeredusers in more than
Overall financing for HIV response isstagnant or, worse, declining at the 30countries.
very time that it should be increased in order to end the epidemic once
and for all. UNICEF continues to advocate for greater resources from
donor countries, aid agencies and governments in countries with the
greatest HIV burdens. Perhaps more important, its wide-ranging interven-
tions continue to yield valuable lessons and results aimed at improving the
lives of children and adolescents at risk ofor livingwithHIV andAIDS.

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WATER, SANITATION
ANDHYGIENE
RESULTS IN 2016: UNICEF AND PARTNERS
Carried out their
largest-ever
humanitarian
response
programme for
water, sanitation and hygiene,
reaching 30 million people
inemergencies.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#ClimateChain.
In a global online
campaigninitiated by
UNICEF on World Water
Day in March, people
shared photos of themselves
with arms outstretched,
supporting united action on
climate change to protect
childrens futures. The virtual
#ClimateChain is completed
when leaders meet in New
York in April to sign the
commitments their countries
made at the Paris Climate
Change Conference in 2015.
30
Supported new
legislation and
policies on water
and sanitation
in Mongolia, the
Niger, Rwanda, the Sudan
and more than a dozen other
countries.
Access to improved
watersources
In 2016, 10.6million people
gained access to safe water in
communities and households
where UNICEF supported ongoing
water, sanitation and hygieneor
WASHprogrammes. Tellingly, an
even larger population, 28.8million,
gained water access in emergency
situations for which UNICEF led
theWASHresponse.
UNICEF also supported the
construction and rehabilitation of
WASHfacilities in7,138 schools
across 71 countries, along with sim-
ilar facilities at1,654 health clinics
in44countries.
Given these resultscom-
bined with results from the
preceding two yearsUNICEF
and partners provided WASH
support to more than 100million
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Advanced
progress against
open defecation,
with an additional
35.5 million
people living in certified open-
defecation-free communities
since 2014.
people in both humanitarian and
non-humanitarian situations from
2014 to2016.
The largest non-emergency
WASH programmes are located in
sub-Saharan Africa, including the
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Ethiopia and Nigeria. In these coun-
tries and others around the world,
WASH underpins UNICEFs overall
results for children and its work to
achieve many of the 2030 global
goals, including those related to
nutrition, health, education, gender
equality, resilience and climate
change. Accordingly, WASHpro-
grammes are aligned and increasing-
ly integrated with UNICEFs efforts
in othersectors.
But troubling disparities persist. In
2015, 663million people, most of
them poor and living in rural areas,
did not have access to an improved
drinking watersource.
Sustainablesolutions
With households worldwide already
affected by climate variability, the
WASH sector faces additional chal-
lenges. Climate change hasanega-
tive impact on water availability and
quality, as well as the performance
of sanitation systems. And the
most vulnerable communities in
low- and middle-income countries
bear thebrunt.
Consequently, UNICEF and its
WASH partners have been closely
studying fresh targets in the safe
and sustainable provision of drinking
water. Careful management and en-
hanced monitoring of water supplies
are necessary to achieve universal
and equitable access, as prescribed
by the global goals for2030.
For every child, results
UNICEFs safe-water
initiatives in 2016 emphasized
interventions for children and
women withinabroader agenda
that includes protecting and
restoring water sources and
improving water quality by
reducing pollution. By the end
of 2016, 38countries were
implementing water safety
plans at the community level,
and 61countries had integrated
climate change and disaster
risk reduction into WASH
sectorplans.
These strategies incorporate
forward thinking about
the sustainability of vital
ecosystems formaximum
economy and equity
inwatermanagement.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#WaterIs.
During World Water Week
in August, UNICEF notes
that the lack of access to safe
water disproportionately
affects women and girls, who
collectively spend as much
as 200 million hours a day
collecting this vital resource.
The opportunity costs of
collecting water are high
for example, reducing the
time women can spend on
other tasks and interfering
with childrens education.
UNICEF/UN09052/LYNCH
LEFT: Girls from the Khmer ethnic
groupwash their hands as the day
begins at Van Giao kindergarten in
AnGiang Province, Viet Nam.
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 @UNICEF: CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOCUS
Support for water, Mission to Al Houd: Water and the promise
sanitation and hygiene of life in a ghost town

UNICEFs water, sanitation

UNICEF IRAQ/2016/BEHN
andhygiene (WASH) teams rely
on the support of local public
and private partnerships to
achieve access to safe water
and improved sanitation for
all, including women and girls,
people with disabilities and
thepoor.
The Cartier Charitable
Foundation has been a UNICEF
global partner since 2014.
The foundation backs UNICEF
WASH programmes in China,
India and Madagascar with a
grant of $6.7 million. It also
supports quality education and
disaster risk reduction efforts.
Domestos, the Unilever
companys leading toilet cleaner
brand, has partnered with
UNICEF since 2012 to support
global sanitation programmes.
As of 2016, the partnership
had helped more than 6 million In October 2016, just two kits and water buckets. At last
people gain access to toilets daysafter Al Houd, south of the citizens of Al Houd appeared,
through behaviour-change and Mosul, was retaken by Iraqi forces, eager to pick up supplies of safe
capacity-building initiatives. a UNICEF mission delivered water drinking water.
UNICEF also worked with and hygiene supplies to the towns The route back led through
Domestos to raise awareness 1,500 families. AlQayyarah, a town that looked
about the sanitation crisis It was an off-road convoy, a lot like Al Houd when it was
globally and UNICEF and dueto heavily mined roads, and retaken two months earlier but
Unilever were both involved the desert sky was black with had come back to life. Shops
in creating and developing thesmoke of burning oil fields. were open and people were out
the WASH4Work initiative to At the end of the road was an including Zainab, a single mother
support business action towards even eerier sight: a ghost town. who had walked to Al Qayyarah
meeting the 2030 global goal It seemed that the population from Al Houd with her four young
on universal access to water of Al Houd had fled or remained daughters. She recalled two years
andsanitation. inhiding. of terror for her family before
Once the convoy reached concluding, I want to go home,
the town centre, representatives to my family, and put my children
of UNICEFs local partner, back in school.
the Women Empowerment Its a hope that is shared
Organization, were on hand to help widely, no doubt, by Zainabs
ABOVE RIGHT: A young girl unload drinking water, hygiene friends and neighbours in Al Houd.
standsoutside her familys house
inAlHoud, Iraq.

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Community approach
tosanitation
Within the WASH sector, sanitation
trends are improving, but an estimat-
ed2.4 billion people worldwide still
were not using improved sanitation
facilities in2015.
UNICEF supportsacommunity
approach to total sanitation. National
and subnational programmes taking
this approach hadasignificant
impact on millions of people in 2016,
as 33,800 communities gained
open-defecation-freestatus.
WASH projects that UNICEF sup-
ported in 2016 put an emphasis
on social inclusion for marginalized
children and families as well. In Viet
Nam, for example, rural sanitation
For every child, results
programming was extended to
benefit more ethnic minorities, using
messaging and awareness cam- @UNICEF:
paigns to achieve better health and Support for water,
hygieneoutcomes. sanitation and hygiene
And UNICEFs extensive direct sup-
port for the construction of WASH Sweden, the leading resource
facilities in schools and health clinics partner of UNICEF WASH
often included toilet and washing programmes in 2016, provided
facilities for children with disabilities. generous funding to help
In the Lao Peoples Democratic UNICEF advance its agenda
Republic, more than 24,000 school- on gender and disability
children benefitted from newly rights in the sector. Sweden
accessible WASH facilities. In Ghana, also supported UNICEFs
approximately 68,000 students were partnership efforts with
provided with disability-sensitive the private sector aimed at
facilities. In Fiji,apost-cyclone build increasing capacity to provide
back better campaign installed ac- water and sanitation solutions
cessible sanitation and handwashing inhumanitariansituations.
facilities for the first time in many of Another key partner, the
the countrysschools. United Kingdom Department
for International Development
(DFID), has had a long and close
relationship with UNICEF on
UNICEF/UN012689/SOKHIN
WASH initiatives. That relation-
ship was further strengthened
in 2016 through coordinated
action on the Sanitation and
Water for All partnership and
the World Health Organization/
UNICEF Joint Monitoring
Programme for Water Supply
and Sanitation. In addition to
reaching more than 5 million
people with water, sanitation
and hygiene in 12 countries,
DFIDs support created an im-
portant platform for developing
new ways of working on value
for money, results reporting,
sustainability, system strength-
ening and evaluation.
LEFT: Students drink water on their
firstday back at a cyclone-damaged
school in Viti Levu, Fiji.
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@UNICEFinnovation 2016
Real-time monitoring,
rapid response
UNICEF leverages real-time data
to strengthen its response to
the urgent water and sanitation
needs of children and families
at risk. In Ethiopia, for example,
smartphone-based monitoring
in drought-affected areas
produces current data on failing
water points, triggering the early
allocation of water tankering
and other emergency measures
to maintain the local supply
of safe water. UNICEF also
uses real-time data to monitor
the status of water sources in
drought-prone areas of India
andZimbabwe.
BELOW: Young people in Haiti receive safe
water provided by UNICEF and partners,
together with the national government.
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WASH inemergencies
In the aftermath of Hurricane
Matthew, UNICEF, with support
from key partners such as Ftbol
Club Barcelona, worked with the
Government of Haiti to battleachol-
era outbreak. During the response,
more than 300,000 individuals, in-
cluding approximately 126,000chil-
dren, were provided with clean
water onadailybasis.
In the Syrian Arab Republic and
other countries affected by crisis
in the region, UNICEF and partners
reached more than 14million people
with improved and sustained access
to safe drinking water and sanitation.
In South Sudan, emergency WASH
teams provided 742,000 people with
water and 252,000 with sanitation.
In Iraq, WASH teams reached more
than1.2million displaced people
with water and sanitationservices.
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
These were justafew of the hun-
dreds of humanitarian actions that
made 2016 the largest year ever
for UNICEFs emergency WASH
response programmes. In total, the
organization spent US$506million
in humanitarian situations to provide
28.8million people with access
to safe water and7.2million with
improvedsanitation.
In 2017 and beyond, UNICEF
plans to continue working for
WASH results in humanitarian
situations while also improving
its ongoing work in this sector.
At the same time, it will move in
new directions. In line withanew
WASH strategy developed in
2016, UNICEF will invest in more
climate-resilient WASH systems
and behaviours, increase its pres-
ence in urban areas and expand its
collaboration with private-sector
partnersworldwide.
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NUTRITION
RESULTS IN 2016: UNICEF AND PARTNERS
Saw the
numberof
chronically
malnourished
children
worldwide drop to a new low,
while redoubling efforts to
reach those left behind.
Reaching theunreached
Good nutrition is one of the great-
est investments to be made in im-
proving global welfare. Nutritious
diets fuel childrens growth, drive
brain development, strengthen
learning potential, enhance produc-
tivity into adulthood and pave the
way toamore sustainablefuture.
Even as chronic malnutrition was
recorded at its lowest level among
children in history in 2016, the
number of children who are still
suffering from either stunting or
wasting is alarming. Approximately
155million children worldwide are
stunted in growth. Another 52mil-
lion are threatened by wasting,
including 17million who suffer
from severe wasting. Thats why
nearly 60 countries have joined the
Scaling Up Nutrition movement
since2010.
For every child, results
Successfully
treated 3million
children
forsevere
malnutrition,
andvowed to double that
number peryear by 2020.
From the firsthour
Among the global goals adopted by
United Nations Member States in
2015 is the elimination of preventable
child deaths by 2030. Asastarting
point, UNICEF and partners have
shoneaspotlight on the importance
of infant and early childhoodfeeding.
It is well established that allow-
inganewborn to breastfeed within
the first hour of life is key to ensuring
that the infant will thrive. Yet current
data show that less than half of all
newborns are put to the breast im-
mediately afterbirth.
A 2016 UNICEF reportFrom the
First Hour of Life: Making the case
for improved infant and young child
feeding everywherepointed out
that immediate breastfeeding must
become more commonplace. Among
other findings, the report showed
that in some regions, skilledbirth
attendants were not supporting
mothers breastfeeding within the
first hour afterdelivery.
Supported the
distribution of
micronutrient
powders
that reached
8.3million
children.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
EarlyChildhood. UNICEF
and the World Bank Group
inaugurate an alliance in
April to make early childhood
development a priority for
policymaking and public
spending at the national and
global levels. Their objectives:
country-led investments and
community-level engagement
in quality nutrition as well
as early stimulation and
learning, and protection for
everychild.
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@UNICEF:
Support for nutrition
Partnerships contributed to
UNICEFs efforts to improve
child nutrition throughout 2016.
In the Niger, for example,
UNICEF supported a package
of high-impact nutrition
interventions in partnership with
the European Union and various
non-governmental organizations.
The interventions included
counselling on infant and young
child feeding in 20 districts and
the training of more than 13,700
community health volunteers.
Infant and young
childfeeding
Asachampion of immediate and
exclusive breastfeeding for at least
the first six months of an infants
life, UNICEF has supported the
Breastfeeding Advocacy Initiative.
The global initiative providesaplat-
form for advancing policies and
investments in support of improved
infant and young childfeeding.
In 2016, 41 countries reported ex-
clusive breastfeeding rates of more
than 50percent among infants
younger than6months of age. In
one of those countries, Burkina
Faso, mothers support groups
discuss feeding practices, hygiene,
homestead food production activ-
ities and early childhood develop-
ment. Between 2015 and 2016, the
number of pregnant and lactating
women in these UNICEF-supported
groups increased from about
70,600 to more than 166,000.
Beyond exclusive breastfeeding,
good nutrition requires that chil-
dren be introduced to their first
foods, known as complementary
foods, after the first six months
oflife.

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Both UNICEF and the
World Food Programme (WFP)
partnered with the Food and
Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations in 2016 to
adopt a community-based Joint
Resilience Strategy. The strate-
gy aims to reduce the impact of
shocks by enhancing productive
livelihoods, increasing access
to basic services and providing
predictable safety nets. UNICEF
and WFP are also scaling up
a joint, cash-based initiative
targeting 60,000 households
in regions severely affected by
drought. Through this coordinat-
ed approach, UNICEF comple-
ments WFP food vouchers with
monthly cash transfers.
At the global level in 2016,
UNICEF remained active in
partnerships such as Scaling Up
Nutrition, a growing movement
that supports country-level
efforts to end hunger and
malnutrition by 2030.

ABOVE RIGHT: A mother breastfeeds

her six-month-old son at the Kihen Health
Post in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.

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 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOCUS
A Silent Emergency: South Sudan families struggle
tofeed themselves
In 2016, a silent emergency
stalked South Sudan. Hundreds
of thousands of children were
estimated to be severely malnour-
ished in the country. For a child
with severe acute malnutrition,
death from illnesses such as
malaria or pneumonia is up to
nine times more likely than for
ahealthychild.
UNICEF treated more than
200,000 children during the
year, partnering with local health
workers to provide families in
the most remote locations with
basic nutrition screening and
therapeuticfeeding.
One therapeutic feeding centre
could be found in Aweil, northern
South Sudan, where child mal-
nutrition rates are the highest in
the country. Women and children
For every child, results
@UNICEFinnovation 2016
SMS messages on
nutrition and health
In Nicaragua, the Ministry of
UNICEF SOUTH SUDAN/2016/RICH
Health implements the Soy
Contigo (Im With You) initiative
with support from UNICEF.
To improve communication
with excluded populations in
the countrys South Caribbean
Coast region, Soy Contigo sends
SMS messages conveying
nutrition and health information
to pregnant women and their
family members. As of October
2016, community members in
Bluefields municipality have
received more than 30,000
SMS messages counselling
them on topics like breast-
feeding, child-rearing and early
warning signs of complications
duringpregnancy.
gathered in the shade under an
enormous tree. The children
were weighed and received the
high-calorie, peanut-based paste
critical to saving young lives.
Athill, a 28-year-old mother of
six, had brought her twins in for
a check-up. At 8 months of age,
the twins weighed almost the
same as newborn babies. The boy
weighed just 4 kilograms, and the
girl a little over 3 kilograms. Athill
and her family had not eaten since
the preceding day.
Back at home, a 45-minute
hike from the feeding centre, Athill
set down her childrens supply of
therapeutic paste for the week. I
dont have any food to give them
apart from the paste, she said. If
I could afford to feed them, they
wouldnt be malnourished. ABOVE LEFT: A child is screened
for malnutrition at a health centre in
Aweil,South Sudan.
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@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#StopStunting. UNICEFs
South Asia Regional Office
launches a special series,
Stop Stunting in South
Asia, in the international
journal Maternal and
Child Nutrition. The series
offers evidence that
stunting is holding back
the development of South
Asian children and nations.
It features papers by global
experts in maternal and
child nutrition, and explores
the linkages between
nutrition and sanitation.
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Treatment formalnutrition
Achieving the global goals on
childhealth and well-being also
demandsarenewed and coordi-
nated effort to protect children
from severe acute malnutrition
(SAM)first through prevention
and also, wherever needed, with
effective treatment.
In both emergency and
non-emergency settings in 2016,
3million children were successfully
treated for SAM by UNICEF and
partners, representingarecovery
rate of 88percent.
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Also in 2016, UNICEF, Action
contre la Faim and other partners
launchedanew initiative, No
Wasted Lives, to galvanize action in
scaling up treatment for childhood
malnutrition. The first target for the
initiative is to double the number
of children treated for SAM, to
6million per year by 2020, by
reducing costs for treatment and
increasing the political will to
address this vitalissue.
UNICEF/UNI174929/SINGH
The nutritionagenda
While the figures on wasting and
stunting are always cause for
concern, fresh data on the number
of overweight children have raised
another red flag for globalnutrition.
According toareport released
by UNICEF, the World Health
Organization and the World Bank
in 2016, there were 41million over-
weight children around the world
in 2015an increase of more than
10million since 2000. This spike
will need to be addressed as part
of the overall nutrition agenda for
countries across the socio-economic
spectrum, including low- and
middle-incomecountries.
UNICEF worked on another agenda
item, micronutrients, to improve poli-
cies for the provision of vitamins and
essential nutrients, while supporting
micronutrient supplementation and
fortification for the children and
women most in need. According to
the latest global figures for 2016,
273million children from6to 59
months of age received two annual
doses of vitaminAsupplements in
prioritycountries.
UNICEF continued to support nation-
al programmes and policies to pre-
vent iron-deficiency anaemia as well.
The number of countries reaching
children with micronutrient powders
tripled between 2011 and 2016,
increasing from 22to65. These
programmes reached more than
10million children, including8.3mil-
lion with UNICEF support,in2016.
For every child, results
Help for everychild @UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
UNICEFs nutrition initiatives
continued to prioritize the most #BestStartInLife.
disadvantaged children in 2016. Of The UNICEF Country
the millions of children screened and Office in Uganda launches
treated for SAM through UNICEF a campaign in September,
partnerships,2.3million were in
in partnership with top
humanitarian crisis zones. In South
Sudan alone, UNICEF-supported national media outlets,
therapeutic feeding programmes raising awareness about
reached 50percent more severely the lasting significance
wasted children under age5in of nutrition, stimulation
2016than in2015. and other factors in early
childhood. The Best Start in
Whenasevere drought struck
Ethiopia, children in the most Life initiative coincides with
difficult-to-reach communities the governments adoption
were disproportionately affected. of an integrated strategy on
But the governments response early childhooddevelopment.
incorporated UNICEF-supported
mobile health and nutrition teams,
maximizing effectiveness and
securinganational health equity
strategy targeting the most
marginalizedcommunities.
UNICEF and its humanitarian part-
ners also worked to support the
collapsing health system in Yemen
and to increase food and nutrition
security in newly accessible areas
ofnorth-eastern Nigeria in2016.
As these and other challenges
demonstrate, the goal of eliminat-
ing childhood malnutrition by
2030 will requireaconcerted
global effort. UNICEF is committed
to working with its many partners
to build on the progress made to
date in achieving nutrition results
for everychild.
OPPOSITE PAGE: Children gather
inside an anganwadi centre providing
nutritional assistance in Andhra
Pradesh,India.
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EDUCATION
RESULTS IN 2016: UNICEF AND PARTNERS
Supplied more
than 330,000
classrooms with
learning materials
and promoted
equitable, inclusive education
in 155countries.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#EducationForAll.
In January, UNICEF releases
an analysis showing that
almost one in four children
living in conflict zones is not
in school. Out of 109 million
children of primary and
lower secondary-school age
in 22 countries affected by
conflict, nearly 24million
are not getting an education.
Deprived of basic skills and
literacy, they are at risk of
losing theirfutures.
OPPOSITE: A young girl looksout
a classroom window at Lich Primary
School, within the United Nations
Protection of Civilians site atBentiu,
South Sudan.
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Reached
11.7million
children with
education support
in humanitarian
situations.
Quality education forall
The inequities of life for the most
disadvantaged and vulnerable
children are readily apparentfrom
the lack of regular vaccinations to
the daily insults of socialexclusion.
In the classroom, those disparities
are stark. More than 121million
children of primary and lower
secondary-school age are out of
school worldwide, and an estimated
250million children are failing to
learn because of alack of access
toqualityeducation.
The Sustainable Development
Goal for education calls for the
international community to ensure
inclusive and equitable quality
education and promote lifelong
learning opportunities for all by
2030. Within this broad agenda,
UNICEF continues to focus on the
educational needs of the most
marginalized, recognizing that
exclusion is driven by poverty,
conflict, gender, ethnicity, disability
and childlabour.
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Strengthened
education sys-
tems, resulting
in 52percent
of countries
having quality early learning
programmes, compared to
31percent in2013.
Improved
learningoutcomes
A year after the adoption of the
global goals, UNICEF and its
partners are promoting, funding
and facilitating improved learning
outcomes and equitable, inclusive
education. At the regional and global
levels, UNICEF maintainsaleader-
ship role in major effortsincluding
SDG4/Education 2030, the Global
Partnership for Education and the
United Nations Girls Education
Initiativeaimed at strengthening
educationsystems.
In addition, the Education Cannot
Wait fund was launched in 2016 to
mobilize resources for continued
learning by children living in emer-
gencies and protracted crises. The
fund takesacollaborative approach
to keeping crisis-affected children
and adolescents in school, generat-
ing fresh energy and new strategies
for the delivery of education in some
of the worlds most dangerous hu-
manitarian situations. UNICEF is the
temporary host of thisinitiative.
Through programmes implemented
in 2016, UNICEF and partners
provided learning materials to
15.7million children, equipped
more than 330,000 classrooms
with education supplies and
trained nearly 39,000 school
communities in management,
planning or inclusive education.
UNICEF identified access to
pre-primary education asacritical
and promising intervention to
level the playing field for all
children, regardless of their social
oreconomiccircumstances.
Education inemergencies
In recent years, millions of children
who have not been in school have
also been deprived ofahome.
Climate change, economic crises,
rising inequality and natural
disasters are pushing people to
make homes in new countries,
often against their will and without
ready access to formal learning
For every child, results
opportunities. Today, more than
half of all refugees worldwide
arechildren.
UNICEFs commitment to education
for every child means increasing its
support for the growing number of
children affected by humanitarian
crises. In 2016, that entailed work-
ing with partners to support basic
education for 11.7million of these
vulnerable children. Education was
part of the emergency response
inarange of countries in crisis,
from the Central African Republic to
South Sudan toUkraine.
In the Syrian Arab Republic, where
nearly one in three schools is
unusable or destroyed, UNICEFs
education interventions benefitted
almost3.5million schoolchil-
dren. Still, more than1.7million
children were denied access
tobasiceducation.
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@UNICEFinnovation 2016
Data inform key decisions
UNICEF offices in several
countries including Burkina
Faso, Lesotho and Papua New
Guinea work with governments
on embedding mobile apps into
education systems to inform
decisions on access to quality
learning. In Sierra Leone, where
real-time data reported via SMS
messages aided the response
to the Ebola outbreak in 2015,
UNICEF supports the collection
of data on critical school-level
indicators to guide policy and
programming. In Uganda,
10,000citizen-reporters in
37districts contribute local data
to an integrated dashboard used
by the Ministry of Education
andSports.
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@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOCUS
#EmergencyLessons. The Brothers Malek: Back to school for three young
The European Union Syrianrefugees
and UNICEF launch a
social media campaign in

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May supporting access
to education for children
affected by emergencies.
In a related development,
Education Cannot Wait the
first international fund for
education in emergencies,
hosted by UNICEF is
announced at the first-ever
World Humanitarian Summit,
heldin Istanbul, Turkey.

#WorldsLargestLesson.
TheKingdom of Morocco
is one of 22 countries
reporting on their national
processes for meeting the
Sustainable Development
Goals. Its report is informed
by a UNICEF Morocco-led
youth consultation that drew
heavily upon the Worlds
Largest Lesson developed
by UNICEF and partners to
inspire the next generation to
take action onthe global goals.
ABOVE RIGHT: The Malek brothers,
from aSyrian refugee family, prepare
tostartschool inJordan.
It was the end of August 2016,
and the excitement was palpable.
Abdul Malek, age 7, was about to
attend school for the first time. His
older brothers Hamzah and Bakr
went to school briefly before their
family left home in Deraa, in the
Syrian Arab Republic, and for a
short time after they arrived here
in Jordan. But they had not seen
aclassroom since.
I missed my friends, I missed
my teachers and I just missed
learning a lot of things, said Bakr,
age 10. Now I cannot wait to
start school again.
The boys mother, Wafaa
Malek, said they had arrived three
years earlier and settled in Irbid,
north of Amman. Her husband
decided to go to Germany via
Turkey so that he could get a job
and take care of the family.
While Wafaas sons did not
have access to formal education,
she sent them to a youth centre
that was supported by UNICEF and
run by the Islamic Charity Centre
Society. But now Abdul, Bakr
and Hamzah had been enrolled in
school under a massive campaign
by the Government of Jordan.
Dubbed Learning for All
Back-to-School and backed by
UNICEF, the campaign rolled out
through media channels and door-
to-door outreach. It encouraged
parents and caregivers of all
children regardless of their
nationality or status to get
themenrolled.
I want to become a doctor
so I can help people, Bakr said
on the eve of his return to school.
But I also know I will make a lot
of money.

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The earlyyears
While funding challenges persist,
there is also increased global
awareness of the outsized impact of
early learning on childrens cognitive
development and future prospects.
Early learning opportunities are
essential to improving learning out-
comes and tackling socialinequities.
Twenty-seven per cent of UNICEF
programme countries reported that
more thanaquarter of young chil-
dren from the poorest households
were enrolled in early childhood edu-
cation in 2016. The number of coun-
tries reporting effective policies and
quality early learning programmes
increased from 31percent in 2013
to 52percent in2016.
In Uganda, for example, children are
eligible forafree year of pre-primary
school as part of an integrated early
childhood development (ECD) policy
adopted by the government in 2016.
UNICEF Uganda launchedamajor
campaign to promote ECD
through media channels and
socialmobilization.
In China, effective advocacy and
new governmental guidelines have
made early childhood learningahigh
priority. At integrated ECD sites sup-
ported by UNICEF in four provinces,
developmental delays reportedly
sawareduction of 37percent attrib- facilities received peer support and
utable to the intervention between
2013 and2016.
UNICEF emphasized early education
in emergency contexts, as well.
When Fiji and the Pacific islands
were hit byatropical cyclone in
February 2016, for instance, UNICEF
distributed 332 kits to early child-
hood centres and kindergartens,
reaching more than 13,000 young
children to ensure continuity in their
learning anddevelopment.
For every child, results
Inclusive, equitablesystems
On the other end of the education
spectrum, UNICEF addressed
the gaps in school enrolment and
attendance for older students by
supporting the expansion of second-
ary education to rural areasand to
populations of adolescents no longer
enrolled in formalschooling.
All these interventions and many
more are at the heart of UNICEFs
mission to make the benefits of
education more equitable across
the board. In fact, UNICEF and
partners pursued equitable ed-
ucation targets in 155 countries
in 2016. Withafocus on building
learning assessment systems,
child-friendly school standards,
non-formal education and bilingual
instruction, the organization backed
efforts to identify and remove
barriers to learning for the most
marginalizedchildren.
UNICEF continued to call for
increased data, awareness and
dialogue to improve education
opportunities for children with disa-
bilities. In Egypt, UNICEF supported
the enrolment of1,326children with
disabilities into 120 mainstream
public schools and equipped those
schools with inclusive learning re-
source rooms. In Serbia, parents of
disabled students in 17educational
Myanmar with quality primary
mentoring by teachers on individual
educationplanning.
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@UNICEF:
Support for education
and early learning
As one of UNICEFs top
resource partners for thematic
funding, Norway contributed
approximately US$80 million
in 2016, 89 per cent of which
was allocated to education
with a focus on education in
humanitarian settings.
The Government of Germany
provided nearly US$50 million to
the Reaching All Children with
Education initiative in Lebanon
and about US$15 million to
support Zimbabwes Education
Development Fund, in addition
to supporting access to school-
ing for Syrian refugee children.
With support from the
European Union Regional
Trust Fund in Response to the
Syria Crisis (also known as
the Madad Fund), UNICEF
assisted more than 320,000
children and adolescents in
Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, as
part of the No Lost Generation
education initiative.
Among corporate support-
ers, H&M Foundation provided a
grant of US$5.3 million that will
help provide 480,000 children in
and lower secondary education.
In its second year, UNICEFs
partnership on early childhood
development with the LEGO
Group and LEGO Foundation
established an online training
platform for 150,000 teachers
and other practitioners in South
Africa. The LEGO Group was
also instrumental in developing
an industry-first digital child
safety policy.

@UNICEF:
Support for education
and early learning
Through their long-standing
Power for Youth programme,
ING and UNICEF have reached
close to 100,000 children with
innovative learning, financial
literacy and skills development.
The partnership has also
helped strengthen systems and
services for more than 10 million
adolescent girls and boys.
BELOW: Sjud, age 11 (centre),
andfriends return to class in a
rehabilitated school that was
damaged by conflict in Ramadi, Iraq.
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Girlseducation
In 2016, fully one third of all UNICEF programme countries officially
recognized girls secondary education asapriority and budgeted accordingly
for more gender-responsive education systems at the national, subnational
and schoollevels.
UNICEF also enabled more than 334,000 girls to gain access to education
in Iraq. In Pakistan, it supported District Plans focused on breaking down
gender barriers in 60districts across two provinces. And UNICEF provided
more than 24,000 girls in Nigeria with cash transfers sothey could pay
schoolfees.
Quality education for girls and boys alike remains central to UNICEFs
vision of inclusion, even as it addresses daunting challenges such as
urbanization, migration and climate change. Stronger data, innovation and
partnership will be at the core of this workas will UNICEFs commitment
to the simple idea that every child has the right tolearn.
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CHILD
PROTECTION
RESULTS IN 2016: UNICEF AND PARTNERS
Addressed
protection
issues affecting
4.6million
children and
women in humanitarian
situations in 53 countries,
and reached millions more
withmine-riskeducation.
The young face of the
migrant and refugeecrisis
As the pressures of violence,
exploitation and armed conflict in
Africa and the Middle East grow, so
do the numbers of people crossing
bordersand posingachallenge
to the humanitarian system to
keeppace.
By 2015, nearlyathird of all
children living outside their birth
country were refugees. Nearly
50million children1 in 45children
globallywere on the move,
lacking social stability, educational
opportunity and physical security.
In transit and destination coun-
tries, migrants and their families
faced discrimination, poverty and
socialmarginalization.
For every child, results
Reunified more
than 21,000
unaccompanied
and separated
children with
their families and helped
place many others in
alternativecare.
Nearly 388,000 refugees and
migrants who arrived in Europe in
2016, many by boat in Mediterranean
Sea crossings. Almost half of those
who entered Italy and Greece were
women and children.Asignificant
number of the children were
unaccompanied; 92percent of
those who arrived in Italy by sea
were alone or separated from
familymembers.
UNICEF provided various services
tothe youngest migrants: identifying
and referring those most at risk;
facilitating reunions with families and
providing for alternative care; helping
displaced children stay in school;
delivering psychosocial support and
health care; advocating for humane
solutions to detention; and support-
ing better integration of child mi-
grants into local educationsystems.
Reached 13million
people through
awareness cam-
paigns about
protecting chil-
dren from online
sexualexploitation.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#BringBackOurChildhood.
A UNICEF report confirms
that years of violence by
BokoHaram militia forces
have left 1.4 million children
displaced and 1million in
Africas Lake Chad Basin.
Released during the run-up
to the United Nations Summit
for Refugees and Migrants in
September, the report appeals
for a stepped-up response to
the situation.
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@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#ReplyForAll.
In June, with an urgent
appeal for laws to better
protect children, UNICEF
Malaysia unveils a digital
campaign showing how
social media and chat apps
are used to groom them for
sexual abuse and exploitation.
Produced with national
partners, the campaign
takes place in the context
of the global #ReplyForAll
initiative to raise awareness
about online risks among
adolescents and empower
them to protect themselves
and their peers.
#ENDviolence.
Children join leaders at the
United Nations in July to
launch End Violence Against
Children The Global
Partnership, an alliance and
fund dedicated to ending
violence against children in a
world where a child dies as a
result of violence every five
minutes. UNICEF Executive
Director Anthony Lake
serves as founding co-chair
of the partnershipsboard.
RIGHT: A child washes his hair with soap
while taking a bath at a United Nations
site for the protection of civilians in
South Sudan.
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Protection in conflictzones
The fact that so many parents
choose the danger and uncertainty
of migration is testament to the
harsh circumstances in their home
communities.Afailed harvest or
seasonal drought caused by climate
change can be the deciding factor for
poor and vulnerable families wonder-
ing whether to stay orgo.
One of the leading causes of
themigrant and refugee crisis,
the largest since the Second
World War, is armed conflict and
violence. An estimated 250million
children live in countries or areas
affectedbyconflict.
As part of the inter-agency model
ofcluster coordination in emergen- than 21,000children released with
cy situations, UNICEF led child pro-
tection efforts in 60 crises in 2016,
and served as the cluster lead for
gender-based violence in 12emer-
gency situations. Together with
partners, UNICEF protection teams
in conflict zones registered more
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
than 21,000children separatedfrom
their families and reunited them with
their parents or other caregivers.
Nearly 33,000 separated children
were provided with alternative and
foster familycare.
UNICEF and partners also provided
psychosocial support to more than
3million children in emergencies,
while some4.6million girls,
women and boys in humanitarian
situations across 53 countries
received assistance and services
forgender-basedviolence.
Efforts to end child recruitment
resulted in twice as many chil-
dren being released from armed
forces and groups in 2016 as in
the preceding year. Of the more
UNICEFs help, more than 11,000
were reintegrated with their families
and communitiesreceiving med-
ical care, psychosocial support and
counselling, and family tracing and
reunification servicesas well as
education and vocationaltraining.
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 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOCUS
Savys Return: A safe environment for trafficked children
in Cambodia
On a sunny morning in north-
western Cambodia, near the
border with Thailand, a group of
children were busy learning in
the outdoor classrooms run by
Goutte deau (drop of water),
a non-governmental organization
supported by UNICEF.
One of the children Savy
(not her real name), age 13 had
been staying with Goutte deau
for a year. Child traffickers took
her from her home when she was
7 years old. She was born with a
physical disability that prevented
her from walking easily, and the
traffickers took advantage of that,
forcing her to beg on the streets
ofBangkok for five years.
Goutte deau is one of the
organizations sought out by the
Cambodian authorities to serve
formerly trafficked children like
For every child, results
@UNICEF:
Support for
childprotection
UNICEF collaborates with
UNICEF CAMBODIA/2015/RAAB
a range of global partners,
including the Global Social
Service Workforce Alliance,
to strengthen national child
protection systems. During
2016, the organization advanced
strategic partnerships on
various child protection issues
in both humanitarian and
non-humanitarian situations.
On issues of violence, for
example, UNICEF worked
with the Global Partnership to
End Violence against Children.
On birth registration and
statelessness, it worked with the
Coalition on Every Childs Right
to a Nationality, which it co-led
with the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees. And on coordination
Savy who have been repatriated and standard setting for child
from Thailand. Classes and activ- protection in all humanitarian
ities at the centre are tailored for contexts, UNICEF was active in
these children, who have suffered the Alliance for Child Protection
extreme exploitation. in Humanitarian Action.
When Savy arrived at the In a year marked by a massive
centre, social worker Kim Veth re- global migrant and refugee crisis,
called that the girl had been away UNICEF strengthened part-
for so long, she didnt understand nerships on migration with the
her native Khmer language. Savy United Nations refugee agency,
still doesnt remember where her the International Organization
hometown is, she added. for Migration (IOM) and UNICEF
Like many survivors of child National Committees in
trafficking, Savy was very quiet migrant and refugee destination
at first. But the staff consistently countries. It also took part in an
engaged her in singing, dancing, anti-trafficking partnership with
creating handicrafts and attending IOM and the United Nations
class. Gradually, she started Office on Drugs and Crime.
opening up and took crucial steps
forward. She told a visitor that
she wants to become a Khmer
language teacher at a secondary ABOVE LEFT: The Goutte deau
school when she grows up. centrein north-western Cambodia tailors
activities for children who have suffered
extreme exploitation.
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@UNICEFinnovation 2016
U-Report poll on bullying
In a poll conducted via U-Report,
UNICEFs text-messaging tool
for adolescents and young
people, two thirds of the
100,000 respondents in 18coun-
tries report that they have been
victims of bullying. Millions
of children and adolescents
experience school violence and
bullying in some form every year
harming their physical, mental
and emotional health. The
U-Report poll is part of UNICEFs
effort to fight bullying and other
forms of abuse.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#ChildrenUprooted.
In August, UNICEF issues
a child alert about the
thousands of Central
American children each
month who risk being
kidnapped, trafficked, raped
or killed as they move
northward, seeking refuge
from gang violence and
poverty. UNICEF asserts that
they should not be detained,
except as a last resort, and
should have access to health
care and other essential
services.
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Ending violence Safeguarding childrensrights
againstchildren
UNICEF has long supported free,
In December, UNICEF released universal birth registration to safeguard
avideo featuring Goodwill childrens rights and protect them from
Ambassador David Beckham as violations. In 2016, UNICEF extended
part of the End Violence Against its country-level support for birth regis-
Children campaign. Produced in tration by 30 per cent over 2015 levels.
collaboration with UNICEF UK,
the video was viewed online The year also saw further progress in
morethan18milliontimes. reaching girls and boys at risk of, or
withdrawn from, child labour. UNICEF
UNICEF worked with 124countries supported child labour interventions
during the year to prevent and to assist approximately 7.5 million
respond to violence against children children worldwide.
byamong other objectives
strengthening the justice sector and Also in 2016, UNICEF continued work-
law enforcement, and supporting ing with the United Nations Population
child protection practitioners Fund (UNFPA) towards eliminating
(including social workers, teachers female genital mutilation/cutting
and health workers). In addition, (FGM/C). This focused on enhancing the
UNICEF backed the expansion of policy environment to end FGM/C, ex-
much-needed services to children panding the availability and use of qual-
affected by violence and bolstered ity services for victims, and addressing
the ability of communities and social norms behind the practice. More
children themselves to identify risks than 2,900communities in 16countries
and reportviolations. declared the abandonment of FGM/C, as
did 10,080 families inEgypt. Worldwide,
At the global level, UNICEF offered approximately 8.5million people now
technical assistance for INSPIRE: live in communities covered bysuch
Seven Strategies for Ending declarations.
Violence Against Children. The
World Health Organization, UNICEF UNICEF supported initiatives to end
and other partners developed child marriage in 42 countries in 2016.
this multi-sectoral programme In 12 of those countries, UNFPA
guide promoted by the Global and UNICEF launched the Global
Partnership on Ending Violence Programme to Accelerate Action to
AgainstChildren. End Child Marriage, which targets
adolescent girls at risk of oralready
in early marriages.
Protectiononline
An area of growing concern for UNICEF is the abuse and exploitation of children
online. Through surveys, data collection and initiatives such as the Global Kids
Online partnership, researchers are investigating how the estimated 1 billion
children and adolescents who use the Internet navigate their digital world.
A 2016 global opinion poll of morethan 10,000 18-year-olds from 25 countries
found that over 80 per cent of them believe children are at risk of being sexual-
ly abused or manipulated online. UNICEF is helping governments, civil society
and the private sector to implement strategies and programmes to better
protect children in a digital world, while still allowing them to benefit from
information and communicationtechnologies.
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SOCIAL
INCLUSION
RESULTS IN 2016: UNICEF AND PARTNERS
Completed,
together with the
World Bank, the
first-ever global
assessment of the
number of children living in
extremepoverty.
The impact of childpoverty
With an end to child poverty
established as one of the
Sustainable Development Goals for
2030, UNICEF took the opportunity
to support Member States in
addressing this critical issue in2016.
Evidence shows that the impact of
poverty on children can be devas-
tating and lifelong, with implications
for future generations and society in
general. As UNICEF stated in its flag-
ship report, The State of the Worlds
Children 2016, progress towards all
of the 2030 global goals will be made
faster and more cost-effectively
through equity-focused approaches
that target the most disadvantaged
who are deprived of healthy child-
hoods due toanumber of factors
such as their place of birth, race,
ethnicity or gender, or because of
poverty ordisability.
For every child, results
Supported
social protection
cash transfer
programmes
including
transfers for refugees and
migrants that benefitted
more than 179 million children
in2016.
Measuring and addressing
extremepoverty
UNICEF worked with governments
around the world53 of which
regularly monitor child poverty
levelsto ensure that child
poverty is reported and becomes
an integral element in national
actionplans.
At the global level, UNICEF and
the World Bank estimated that
almost 385million children are
living on less than the internation-
al poverty threshold of US$1.90
per day in 89 countries. This
estimate is the first significant
global measure of children living
in extreme poverty. Released
in the report, Ending Extreme
Poverty:Afocus on children, the
figures show that children are
twice as likely to live in extreme
poverty asadults.
Wona
commitment
bygovernments
at the World
Humanitarian
Summit to address emer-
gency preparedness and
prevention within their social
protectionsystems.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#EndPoverty.
UNICEF and the World Bank
Group release a briefing note,
Ending Extreme Poverty: A
focus on children, which finds
that children in low- and
middle-income countries are
more than twice as likely
as adults to live in extreme
poverty. Globally, the October
briefing note states, almost
385million children were
living on less than US$1.90
per day in 2013.
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Support for After the Cyclone: Thriving in Vanuatu despite disaster
socialinclusion and disability

UNICEFs social policy

team works to develop and

UNICEF VANUATU/2015/METOIS
strengthen partnerships at the
country, regional and global
levels, stimulating dialogue
and government policies that
guide legislative reforms and
budgetary allocations affecting
children and families.
Expanding social protection
for the most vulnerable children
including those facing extreme
poverty, gender discrimination,
disability or statelessness
requires close cooperation
with ministries of finance,
parliaments, the World Bank
Group, the International Labour
Organization, the United Nations
Development Programme and
the United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs,
among others.
Leading global travel On a hot summer day in July 2016, development and support services
technology provider Amadeus Tamanu, a bright and bubbly five- for children like Tamanu.
has partnered with UNICEF since year-old, revisited the house where The VSPD programme helps
2012 to foster inclusive develop- she lived in Vanuatu before it was children with disabilities to learn,
ment involving the worlds most destroyed by Tropical Cyclone grow, play and develop at their
disadvantaged children. In 2016 Pam, the category 5cyclone own pace, with the support of their
alone, Amadeus enabled UNICEF that struck the small island families and specialized teachers,
to raise close to US$1million state in 2015. including dedicated volunteers. The
through its micro-donation Her home was not the only playgroup also offers opportunities
engine. These funds went thing Tamanu lost to the storm. for children to subsequently
towards UNICEFs unrestricted Her early intervention playgroup, integrate into the mainstream
regular resources as well as the run by the Vanuatu Society for schooling system, as Tamanu and
Schools for Africa and Schools People with Disability (VSPD), was nine of her peers were able to do.
for Asia initiatives, and the global badly damaged as well. Now Tamanu is enrolled in
vaccination programme. But it takes more than a a community kindergarten and
In addition, Amadeus is cycloneto stop this determined is thriving. I love school, she
providing aggregated travel data group. With funding and supplies said. I like singing, painting
to UNICEFs Innovation unit to from UNICEF, the early interven- andplaying with my friends.
develop an open-source platform tion playgroup actually expanded in Despite the devastation
that uses real-time information 2016. It is reaching out to four wrought by Cyclone Pam, the
for humanitarian responses cyclone-affected communities VSPD programme is stronger than
inemergency situations. to provide badly needed care, ever.

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At the national level, UNICEF
Country Offices reported child
poverty data in 102 countries
and published new child poverty
studies or reports in collaboration
with national authorities in at least
18 countriesproviding crucial
data on the poorest and most
vulnerablechildren.
Making public resources
work forchildren
Throughout 2016, UNICEF Country
Offices continued working to
help governments improve
public investment in children and
adolescents. This involved both
the amount of funding allocated
and how efficiently and equitably
it is spent, so that even the most
For every child, results
disadvantaged children benefit @UNICEF:
from services and programmes ADVOCACY IN 2016
that are essential to their survival
anddevelopment. #FairnessForChildren.
In April, UNICEFs Office
In all, 47 Country Offices con- ofResearch Innocenti,
tributed to policy or budgetary based in Florence, Italy,
frameworks that improved resource
releases Fairness for Children,
allocation for addressing multidi-
mensional childpoverty. a report card on inequalities
affecting children in 41high-
UNICEF also focuses on income nations. The study
decentralization and local focuses on the gap between
governance to strengthen children at the bottom and
participatory mechanisms
those in the middle of the
benefitting children at the local
level. In 2016, 108 programme income scale noting that the
countries reported that they had risks of poverty are shifting
participatory mechanisms in place, towards young people.
engaging the most disadvantaged
households and influencing local
and national developmentagendas. #ThisAbility.
A UNICEF video shows
FCBarcelona and the Spanish
Paralympic blind football
UNICEF/UN09155/LYNCH
team meeting for a soccer
match (with the Bara players
blindfolded) to celebrate the
power of inclusive sport.
Produced with support from
the International Paralympic
Committee and released in
September, the video reflects
the 10-year partnership
between UNICEF and the
FCBarcelona Foundation.
LEFT: Shushmita, age 7, washes her
face in the common space her family
shares with nine other families in Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
OPPOSITE PAGE: In Vanuatu, five-year-
old Tamanu plays in the ruins ofher house,
which Tropical Cyclone Pam destroyed.
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@UNICEFinnovation 2016
#TeamUNICEF
Ahead of the August 2016
Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games in Rio de Janeiro,
UNICEF Brazil invites people
around the world to get active for
children through Team UNICEF
a physical activity app that
unlocks corporate donations to
UNICEF. The challenge attracts
more than 33,000 registered
participants in 153 countries.
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OPPOSITE PAGE: A woman whose
husband migrated to find work in Libya
rests with two of their six children at
home inMatameye Department, Niger.
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Global efforts to narrow
thegaps
Poverty is not limited to children
living in the most deprived
areas of the world. In fact, most
children living in poverty are in
middle-incomecountries.
InaUNICEF report card released in
2016, high-income countries were
graded on child well-being. The
report examined gaps in projected
health, education and life satis-
faction to present an overview of
persistentinequality.
UNICEF presentedaset of recom-
mendations for high-income coun-
tries that were not so different from
the solutions offered for low-income
countries: Set policies that prevent
the poorest households from falling
further behind; offer equitable
public financing and child-focused
budgeting; and reduce gaps in
educationalachievement.
Social protection
programmes
Social protection systems keep mil-
lions of people out of poverty world-
wide and makeapositive impact
on childrens lives acrossarange
of indicators. Cash transfers for
social protection, in particular, work
by putting more money into the
hands of the poorest households,
strengthening local markets and cre-
atingastream of socialbenefits.
UNICEF worked with several
governments in 2016 to increase
such public investments in children.
Thailand expanded its child-support
grant programme to benefit
children up to 3years of age, for
instance. Madagascar launched
its first national cash transfer pro-
gramme, targeting 117,000children
in 39,000households. And
Indonesiamade substantial strides
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in extending cash transfers to the
most vulnerablefamilies.
Globally, 179million children
benefitted from cash transfers
in 201624million more than in
2015. UNICEF also supported social
protection measures for the poorest
and most vulnerable populations in
fragile and conflict-prone countries.
Emergency-related direct benefit
payments reached US$51.2million
for theyear.
Leaving no one behind
inemergencies
In May 2016, UNICEF and partners
securedacommitment by govern-
ments at the World Humanitarian
Summit to address emergency
preparedness and prevention within
their social protection systems.
Underagrand bargain concluded
at the summit, participants sup-
ported the increased use of cash
assistance in emergency response,
together with expanded efforts
by governments and development
partners, to strengthen social
protectionsystems.
Under the bargain, local communi-
ties should gain greater control over
preparing for, responding to and
recovering fromemergencies.
At the national level, UNICEF
worked with 49 countries in 2016
to include emergency prevention,
preparedness and response in their
social protection systemsand
with 56 countries to improve ac-
countability to affected populations.
With such support, countries are
increasingly incorporating disaster
and conflict risks into their planning
and monitoringsystems.
Protecting migrants
andrefugees
One of the biggest challenges for
governments in this era of esca-
lating migration is ensuring that
people on the move are extended
the same protections as the citizens
of the host countries. UNICEF con-
tinuously supports the integration
of internally displaced persons,
refugees and returnees into existing
social protectionsystems.
Ongoing humanitarian crises in
2016 continued to fuel large-scale
displacement, with serious conse-
quences for children andfamilies.
In Turkey, host to more refugees
than any other country, UNICEF
worked with the government
and partners to design an
Emergency Social Safety Net for
vulnerable women and children
For every child, results
granted temporary protection
status. Tosupplement the safety
net, UNICEF supported the
governments expansion of the
existing national cash transfer
programme for educationallow-
ing Turkey to help an additional
230,000refugeechildren.
Jordan, another major host
country for refugees, expanded
its cash transfer programme to
cover 56,000girls and boys from
15,500refugee families. Ninety-five
per cent of the families said they
were inabetter position to pay their
child-related expenses because of
thegrants.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#GlobalKidsOnline.
The Global Kids Online
project part of a joint effort
by UNICEF, the London
School of Economics and
Political Science, and the
EU Kids Online network
issues a November report
on the benefits and risks of
Internet use by children and
adolescents in Argentina.
The project makes flexible
assessment tools freely
available worldwide for
research on children in a
digital age.
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GENDER EQUALITY
RESULTS IN 2016: UNICEF AND PARTNERS
Reached
1.7million people
in 12 countries
through commu-
nity outreach and
advocacy aimed at eliminating
childmarriage.
@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#EndFGM.
A UNICEF report published
in February finds that at
least 200 million girls and
women alive today have
undergone female genital
mutilation/cutting. On
the International Day of
Zero Tolerance for Female
Genital Mutilation, UNICEF
and the United Nations
Population Fund reaffirm
their commitment to end
the practice by 2030.
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Worked with
approximately
4million women
and children in
humanitarian
situations to address gender-
based violence.
Empowerment of women
andgirls
Gender equality and the empow-
erment of women and girls are
firmly enshrined in the global goals
adopted by United Nations Member
States in 2015, and in UNICEFs
own Gender Action Plan for 2014
through2017.
In 2016, UNICEF continued to
emphasize womens and girls
equality and empowerment in all of
its operations, with notable progress
in the health and education sectors.
UNICEF Country Offices evaluated
their programme results with an eye
towards reducing the inequities that
vulnerable and marginalized women
and children faceespecially those
living in poor communities, rural
areas and urbanslums.
At the national, subnational and local
levels, UNICEF supported actions
to reduce child marriage and other
harmful practices such as female
genital cutting. The organization
worked to expand services for
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Supported
91countries
placing ado-
lescent girls
first in national
healthstrategies.
marginalized adolescent girls and
championed governments inclusion
of more women in policy-making
and programming. UNICEF also
facilitated ministerial reviews
to ensure that women and girls
were equitably considered in
governmental decisions and that
they benefitted fairly from publicly
provided socialservices.
Focus on adolescenthealth
In 2016, UNICEF supported
91countries in making health care
for adolescent girlsatop priority
in their national budgets. Country
Offices provided evidence and
technical assistance, and promoted
policy debates, advocating gender
equity asakey element for the
success of adolescent health pro-
grammes andstrategies.
Because HIV/AIDS is
nowagreater risk for
adolescent girls than for boys,
UNICEF also encouraged
UNAIDS priority countries
to review their HIV policies in
order to devise differentiated
responses and new monitoring
and evaluation tools specifi
cally targeting girls. UNICEF
playedaleadership role in
expanding access to treatment for
pregnant women living with HIV
in22prioritycountries.
Iron deficiency and the anaemia
it causes are another health
concern that disproportionately
affects girls. Left unaddressed,
anaemia has devastating
consequences for childrens
physical growth, mental
development and school
performance. In 2016, UNICEF
partnered with national and
state governments in India
to provide iron and folic acid
supplements to 85million
schoolchildren and 23million
out-of-school adolescentgirls.
For every child, results
Girlseducation @UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
The thrust of UNICEFs agenda for girls
education involves expanding their op- #EndChildMarriage.
portunities from primary into secondary On International Womens
education. One third of all countries Day in March, UNICEF
worldwide recognized secondary debuts a video entitled
schooling for girls as an education
Astorybook wedding
priority in 2016 and included it in their
national budgetsup from 27percent except for one thing. It
in 2015. To further advance gender bringsattention to the fact
equality, UNICEF is helping 12 target that every year, millions of
countries accelerate educational servic- girls under age 18 are forced
es for marginalized adolescentgirls. into marriage, ripping away
their right to a childhood.
In Tajikistan, adolescent girls in
UNICEF-supported secondary schools Produced with Bridal
have formed peer groups to resist Musings, an influential
socio-cultural barriers and stay in wedding blog, the video
school. In Afghanistan, the Girls garners some 31 million
Access to Teacher Education project, views online.
backed by UNICEF, enrolled 718 girl
students in teacher education in 2016
and gave them support in the form of
scholarships andmentoring.
UNICEF/UN016927/DEJONGH
LEFT: A student sits in her primary
school classroom in Kimbirila-Sud, near
Odienn, Cte dIvoire.
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 @UNICEF: CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOCUS
Support for Batulas Choice: A practitioner becomes an anti-cutting
gender equality activist in Somalia

In the public sector,

Luxembourg a longtime

UNICEF SOMALIA/2016/TAXTE
UNICEF supporter and one
of the first contributors to
its Gender Thematic Fund
continued to be a strong
advocate for gender equality in
the international arena in 2016.
This advocacy was consistent
with the governments past
support for the rights of girls
and women, including the
successful adoption of a gender
action plan by the Council of
the European Union when
Luxembourg held the councils
presidency in 2015.

@UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
#GlobalGoals.
Hosted by UNICEF in
September, the first annual
Global Goals Awards
honour three recipients for
advancing gender equality:
Rebeca Gyumi, a Tanzanian
lawyer and activist against
child marriage; Yusra
Mardini, a young Syrian
swimmer who saved fellow
refugees from drowning
in the Mediterranean; and
DoctHERS, a womens and
girls health organization
inPakistan.
ABOVE RIGHT: Batula Sid Barakow
(centre) talks about the harm caused by
female genital mutilation/cutting.
Batula Sid Barakow has been
working as a traditional birth
attendant for a quarter-century.
Because of her experience and
reputation, many families have
asked her to carry out female
genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)
on their daughters.
This practice is deeply rooted
in Somalia, which has one of the
worlds highest rates of FGM/C.
Fathers believed their daughters
wont be married if theyre not
cut, Batula recalled in December
2016. Mothers and grandmothers
were the ones who brought the
girls to me, so that they can check
the virginity of their daughters,
she said.
Although she conducted the
procedure many times, Batula
ultimately decided it was wrong. In
fact, she became an activist against
cutting. This turnabout resulted
from a workshop she attended
in Mogadishu. Held by the
Community Care Programme, the
workshop was part of UNICEFs
work with local partners in Somalia
to educate communities about
gender-based violence and how
to prevent it.
For 15 weeks, participants in
the programme built awareness
about human rights, tolerance and
justice. Through dialogue and dis-
cussion led by trained community
members, they arrived at some
solutions to the myriad problems of
violence against women and girls.
UNICEF and partners then helped
them translate these solutions into
concrete action.
In Batulas case, that meant
ending her involvement with geni-
tal mutilation and urging others to
do the same. As a mother, it really
pains me to see women suffering
because of my past mistakes, she
said. I will make sure that none of
my granddaughters will go through
such pain.

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Gender dimensions of
water andsanitation
UNICEF and partners focus on
dignity, safety and health for girls
and women by advocating better
menstrual hygiene management
in humanitarian crisis response, as
wellas in school strategies for im-
proved water, sanitation and hygiene
(WASH).
Asaresult of these efforts,
30countries adopted menstrual
hygiene targets in their schools
in 2016, while1.3million girls
in7,183schools gained access to
WASH facilities. Such interven-
tions are pivotal to girls ability to
complete their education. At the
same time,3.2million women
and girls benefitted from improved
facilities supported by UNICEF
inemergencysettings.
Ending childmarriage @UNICEF:
ADVOCACY IN 2016
While girls face disproportionate
challenges globally, socio-cultural #DayOfTheGirl.
practices like child marriage On the International Day of
exacerbate gender inequities. the Girl in October, UNICEF
Millions of underage girls are forced and partners point out that
into marriage every year.Akey
investing in progress for
cross-sectoral priority of UNICEFs
gender plan is ending child marriage the worlds 1.1 billion girls
wherever itoccurs. under age 18 and improving
their health, education and
To that end, UNICEF supported safety is good not only for
community outreach and advocacy them but also for society
efforts aimed at eliminating child
at large. However, gaps in
marriage in 12 target countries
during 2016, reaching1.7million disaggregated data on girls
people. In the course of the year, and young women constrain
22countries adopted national plans many countries capacity to
to end thepractice. support them.
UNICEFs communication tools,
particularly in the digital realm,
also proved effective in the fight
against early marriage. In March
2016,aUNICEF video on the
topic went viral, garnering more
than 31million views online and
widely sharing the message that
early marriage isaserious violation
ofachildsrights. @UNICEFinnovation 2016
Mobile health apps
formoms

In South Africa, UNICEF

supports the scale-up of
MomConnect, an SMS-based
programme providing vital infor-
mation to improve health-care
Staying thecourse access, coverage and quality
for mothers and their children.
Throughout 2016, UNICEF continued expanding its internal capacity to As part of UNICEFs RapidPro
address gender issues at the headquarters, regional and country levels. mobile services platform,
Gender priorities were embedded in human resources, programme planning, MomConnect enhances the abil-
results monitoring and other core systems, and these efforts will be ity of female health workers to
maintained over the longterm. access information electronically
and answer incoming health que-
As the organizations Gender Action Plan approached its final full year of ries from women with prepared,
implementation, UNICEF channelled resources to take gender programming accurate responses. A mobile
to scale and demonstrate results. To build on the positive impact achieved to health app to improve quality of
date, the plan requires staying the coursenot only through 2017 but also in care provided by midwives is
the ensuingyears. launched as well.

For every child, results 57

 2.
FOR EVERY CHILD,

ESSENTIAL
SUPPLIES

UNICEF/UN015793/PRINSLOO

Children wearing backpacks supplied by UNICEF walk home after school at the Minawao
refugee camp in Northern Cameroon. Conflict and violence in north-east Nigeria have
triggered widespread displacement and a severe humanitarian crisis in the region.
Throughout 2016a historically difficult and dangerous year for
childrenUNICEF and its partners mobilized the strategic thinking,
technical capacity and ingenuity necessary to deliver critical supplies
and integrated services where and when they were needed most.
Achieving significant savings through market influence and strategic
focus, UNICEF maintained its reputation as the lead agency in
delivering cost-effective, high-quality supplies for vulnerable
childrenandfamilies.

Following are highlights of Rapid delivery

UNICEFs extensive supply
operations in 2016. These
activities spannedawide
spectrum, from urgent
humanitarian action to
forward-looking support for
sustainable development.
What they had in common
was an underlying imperative
to reach every child in need
or atrisk.
inemergencies
Although UNICEF procures most
of its supplies and services for
ongoing programmes, humanitarian
situations test its capacity to deliver
supplies quickly and effectively. For
all rapid-onset emergencies in 2016,
UNICEF made initial deliveries ready BELOW: Families carry supplies
for pick-up within 48 hours and fromUNICEF and the World Food
supplies arrived at entry points in Programme at a distribution point
receiving countries within 72hours. ineastern Mosul, Iraq.

UNICEF/UN044152/KHUZAIE

For every child, essential supplies 59


@UNICEFinnovation 2016
#UNICEFinnovate
In February, the UNICEF
Innovation Fund invites
technology start-ups to apply
for support in developing new
approaches to the pressing
problems of vulnerable children
in low- and middle-income
countries. The Fund focuses on
products and applications geared
towards improved learning and
youth participation; real-time
data on childrens well-being;
and increased youth access to
services and information.
60
In total, UNICEF procured more
than US$379million worth
of supplies with emergency
fundsincluding supplies to
help address major crises in the
Central African Republic, Iraq,
South Sudan, the Syrian Arab
Republic and Yemen. In addition,
UNICEF dispatched emergency
nutrition supplies and polio
vaccines to Nigeria; essential
supplies for households affected
by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti and
bya7.8 magnitude earthquake in
Ecuador; urgently needed yellow
fever vaccine to Angola and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo;
and critical support for child
refugees and migrants inEurope.
Freight forwarders and partners
supported the successful transport
and distribution of supplies procured
by UNICEF. Free cargo space
provided by the UPS Foundation
for airlifts to Ecuador, Haiti and
South Sudanand by Panalpina
Air Freight for supply delivery
to Chadsupplemented the
emergencyresponse.
Safe water andsanitation
Amidst increasing demand in
vulnerable communities, UNICEF
procured US$108.2million in
water, sanitation and hygiene
supplies in 2016. Among many
other items, these supplies
included nearly1.5billion water
purification tablets, and flocculation
and chlorination sachets capable
of treating 35 billion litres of water,
as well as more than 1million
hygienekits.
Meanwhile, with an eye on envi-
ronmentally sustainable solutions,
UNICEF conductedaglobal review
of the procurement and use of
solar-powered water pumps. The
review confirmed the versatility and
efficacy of thesetechnologies.
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Supplies for child and
maternalhealth
Even as it responds to emergencies,
UNICEF fast-tracks the procurement
of life-saving vaccines and other
health supplies and services around
the world. Total health-related pro-
curement amounted to US$2.2bil-
lion in2016.
More than half of the total, or
US$1.6 billion, was for vaccine
procurement. That translates
into2.5 billion vaccine doses,
reaching 45percent of the worlds
children under age5. Together
with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,
and the Bill&Melinda Gates
Foundation, UNICEF also used its
leverage to halve the price of pen-
tavalent vaccineprotecting young
children against five deadly but
preventablediseases.
Such price reductions provide
savings for donors who fund
immunization in the poorest
countries, and for governments
of lower-middle-income countries
that self-finance their vaccine
procurement. In 2016, the total
amount of savings reached
US$588million.
In addition, UNICEF continued to
offer market leadership through
international consultations with
vaccine manufacturers and partners,
includingaconsultation on diagnostic
tools and development ofavaccine
for the Zikavirus.
Other health supplies procured
by UNICEF included 691.3million
safe-injection syringes for
immunization, 41.3million
insecticide-treated nets to protect
children and families against
malaria, and US$160.6million in
pharmaceuticals. The latter amount
included US$49.5million for
antiretroviral medicines to prevent
and treat HIV andAIDS.
Child nutrition and
therapeuticfeeding
UNICEF procuredatotal of US$151mil-
lion in nutrition-related supplies in 2016,
while increasing local procurement of
ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF)
for the children most inneed.
Localized sourcing reduces inequality
and promotes economic develop-
ment in low- and middle-income
countriesnot only in terms of
nutrition supplies but also in all
otherprogrammesectors.
Fifteen years ago, for example,
the worlds supply of RUTF came
fromasingle European manufactur-
er. UNICEF worked with partners
and local manufacturers to estab-
lishawider supply source in countries
with high rates of child malnutrition.
In 2016, 18 manufacturers provided
UNICEF with 33,330 tonnes of RUTF,
56percent of which originated from
suppliers inprogrammecountries.
UNICEF also procured1.2 billion
sachets of multiple micronutrient
powders and distributed 429million
doses of vitaminAsupplements.
For every child, essential supplies
Learning andinclusion
In the education sector, UNICEF
procured US$83.8million worth of
supplies in 2016. Among other items,
it delivered nearly 119,000 education
kits (comprising kits for recreation
and early childhood development,
plus standard and country-specific
classroom kits). The kits were
shipped to 63countries.
And UNICEFs commitment to
inclusion was reflected by the
addition of accessibility-friendly
itemssuch as magnifying glasses,
inflatable play balls with bells
inside, and braille materialsto its
educationkits.
UNICEF supplied numerous
school construction and rehabil-
itation projects as well. In fact,
UNICEF-supported construction
in all programme areasfrom
education to child protection,
health, nutrition, and water and
sanitationexperienced record
growth in 2016. Most construction
projects took place in countries
experiencing emergencies, or
inpost-conflictenvironments.
UNICEF AFGHANISTAN
LEFT: Samiullha, age 2, smiles
after being treated for severe acute
malnutrition at Indira Gandhi Childrens
Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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 3.
PARTNERSHIP
AND
STEWARDSHIP

UNICEF/UN038479/HERWIG

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson (centre) and UNICEF Jordan Country
Representative Robert Jenkins (right) greet children on a market street in the Zaatari refugee
camp in Jordan, near the Syrian border. Zaatari is the largest such camp in the country.
Funded entirely by voluntary contributions, UNICEF hasastrong
history of collaborative efforts with both governments and the
private sector along with individual supporters and prominent
advocates, including Goodwill Ambassadors. The results outlined
in this report were made possible byadiverse range of partners
who seekafair chance in life for every child. The breadth of the
organizations work is testimony to the strength of these alliances.

UNICEF received total revenue The top five public-sector @UNICEF:

of nearly US$4.9 billion from
its resource partners in 2016.
Public-sector revenue amounted
to US$3.32 billionincluding
contributions from governments,
inter-governmental arrangements,
international financial institutions,
and United Nations partnerships.
Private-sector contributions from
UNICEF National Committees, pri-
vate companies, individual donors,
non-governmental organizations
and foundations came to about
US$1.45billion.
resource partners in 2016, by
revenue, were the United States
ADVOCACY IN 2016
of America, the United Kingdom, #BillionBrains.
the European Commission, In November, the Third
Germany and Sweden. The top
High-Level Meeting on
five National Committees were
those in the United States, South-South Cooperation
Japan, the Republic of Korea, for Child Rights in Asia-
Germany and Sweden. In terms Pacific convenes officials
of per capita contributions for from 26 countries in a region
the year, Norway, Sweden, that is home to 1billion
Luxembourg, Iceland and
children. Organized by the
the Netherlands topped
thelist. Government of Malaysia
and UNICEF, the meeting
highlights the vast potential
of those children to help the
UNICEF/UN044162/KHUZAIE

region achieve the global

goals by 2030.

LEFT: Malak, age 4, waits in line during

an aid distribution in Iraq.

Partnership and stewardship 63

 Total UNICEF revenue by source and funding type, 2016*
(in millions of US dollars)

Private sector and

non-governmental
Governments: organizations:

$562 (12%) $629 (13%)

Regular resources Regular resources

$2,410 (49%) $815 (17%)

Other resources Other resources
Total
$4,884
million Inter-organizational
arrangements:

$346 (7%)
Other resources

$121 (2%)
* The figures for 2016 are provisional and are subject to audit. Other revenue**
** Other revenue includes income from interest, procurement and other sources.
Note: Numbers may not add up because of rounding.

@UNICEF: Flexible, barrier created by separate

ADVOCACY IN 2016 predictablefunding
#EarlyMomentsMatter. Fromabudgetary standpoint,
In October, The Lancet UNICEFs revenue from all sources
publishes a commentary by is divided into Regular Resources,
which are unrestricted, and Other
UNICEF, the World Health
Resources, which are limited to
Organization and the World specific programmes and themes.
Bank Group to introduce In 2016, Regular Resources stood
a special issue on early at 27percent asaproportion of
childhood development. UNICEFs total revenue. This rep-
The commentary notes that resented an increase of 4percent
over 2015 and, it is hoped, indicates
an estimated 250 million
an upward trend for thefuture.
children under age 5 in low-
income and middle-income Because they are not earmarked,
countries risk falling behind Regular Resources allow UNICEF
due to adversities in their to respond quickly to emerging
formative years. challenges and invest in innovative
solutions. Such flexibility helps
break down the often-limiting
financingstreams for humani-
tarian action and development
work.Aflexible, predictable funding
base, provided through Regular
Resources, helps the organization
achieve results for the most
vulnerablechildren.
The Government of Sweden
doubled its contribution of this
type of funding in 2016, making
it the second-largest contributor
to Regular Resources, behind the
United States. The third-largest
contributor came from the family
of UNICEF National Committees,
specifically Japana testament
to the private-sector support that
UNICEFs mandategenerates.

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Support for
humanitarianaction
The scale and complexity of the
crises facing the worlds children
today underscore the need
forabroad resourcebase.
In 2016, UNICEFs resource
partnersgenerously responded to
multiple emergencies by providing
US$1.6 billion in total revenue for
humanitarian action. The United
States continued to rank as the larg-
est government donor to UNICEF
humanitarian operations, while the
Netherlands was the largest govern-
ment to do so through highlyflexible
thematicfunding.
In addition to earmarked resources
destined for emergencies in 2016,
UNICEF used its unrestricted
Regular Resources to support
Partnership and stewardship
humanitarian action. For example,
UNICEFs Emergency Programme
Fund,arevolving loan facility, @UNICEF:
released $26million to 14 Country Support for the
Offices and three Regional Offices worldschildren
to rapidly prevent or respond
tocrises. The United States was the
largest overall donor to
UNICEF in 2016, contributing
Private-sectorresources US$658.6 million. In addition,
the Government of the United
In the private sector, UNICEF States contributed the most
worksclosely with multinational resources for humanitarian
corporations, national companies response and was the largest
and small- to medium-sized funder to UNICEFs flexible
businesses to identify, design and Regular Resources, which
implement alliances that leverage provide the foundation for
the strengths of business on itsoperations.
behalf of the worlds children. In UNICEF relies on United
turn, UNICEF helps companies States leadership in the
strengthen their commitment to exchange of technical ideas and
the communities in which they knowledge as well. It works
operate, and achieve greater closely with technical partners
socialresponsibility. in government agencies such
as USAID and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
The people and Government
of Sweden are also longtime
UNICEF/UN042459/ERGEN
champions for children,
engaging with UNICEF across
awide range of activities from
overall development cooperation
to humanitarian action. In an
unprecedented move, Sweden
doubled its contribution to
UNICEFs Regular Resources
in 2016, making it the second
largest government resource
partner in terms of those
unrestricted funds.
LEFT: A Syrian boy forms a line with
other children at the temporary education
centre in Nizip-1 refugee camp in
Gaziantep, Turkey.
65

@UNICEF:
Support for the
worldschildren
Sweden is a leader in thematic
funding for UNICEF, through
which the country gave
significantly to water, sanitation
and hygiene, child protection
and other programmes. Swedish
support has allowed UNICEF to
advance gender and disability
rights with regard to water and
sanitation, and to respond to
humanitarian needs in countries
in crisis such as the Syrian
ArabRepublic.
UNICEF and the World Bank
Group (WBG), meanwhile, have
committed to stronger and
more systematic collaboration
through the development of
a new Strategic Partnership
Framework. The partnership
focuses on investments in
early childhood development;
data, research and policy
work; and improved service
delivery and social protection
for every child including
adolescents, and refugee
andmigrantchildren.
UNICEF and WBG have
also reached a breakthrough
in leveraging resources from
the International Development
Association for operations in
fragile and crisis-affected states.
And WBG helped UNICEF
support country-level results in
immunization, health-system
strengthening and nutrition in
the Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Egypt, Haiti, Mali,
Nigeria and Yemen in 2016.
66
By working with UNICEF, compa-
nies support long-term programmes
and emergency relief efforts alike,
and help to advocate for issues that
are vital tochildren.
In 2016, UNICEF celebrated
anniversaries with two of its
best-known and longest running
private-sector partnerships.
Change for Good support-
ed by Aer Lingus, American
Airlines, All Nippon Airways,
Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific,
easyJet, Hainan Airlines, Japan
Airlines and QANTAShas raised
US$150million globally in 25years
of operation. Meanwhile, Ftbol
Club Barcelona,avalued partner for
10years, renewed its commitment
to UNICEF through 2020 and will
be providing 2million annually to
thepartnership.
UNICEF continued to raise
funds and awareness through its
34National Committees, which
account for up to one third of overall
funding. Financial support also
came from greeting card and other
product sales carried out in partner-
ship with Hallmark, Editor, Pictura
andBelarto.
Strengthening
performance
To make the most of its resources,
UNICEF has adopted results-based
management practices driven
by its strategic objectives. It has
also focused persistentlyand
successfullyon achieving
efficiency and transparency in
its processes. UNICEF ranked
third out of 46 major aid organiza-
tions worldwide in the 2016 Aid
TransparencyIndex.
UNICEF | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
As one of the largest buyers of
supplies for children, UNICEF saw
its largest savings to date through
market influence and targeted
procurement in 2016, with many
supplies provided locally. It part-
nered with other United Nations
agencies on most procurements
and continued working with them
to simplify and harmonize business
processesgenerally.
Usingamix of strategies to achieve
results, UNICEF maintained an
emphasis on building capacity
and generating relevant evidence
and data in all country-level opera-
tions. In the process, it supported
efforts by national governments
and the international community
to establishacredible baseline
for the Sustainable Development
Goalswith an emphasis on
child-focused data, disaggregated
by disability, migration status, urban
or rural location, household wealth
and otherfactors.
In terms of expenditures in
2016, UNICEF programmes in
sub-Saharan Africa accounted for
just over half of the total, consistent
with 2015. Least developed coun-
tries also accounted for about half
of the yearsexpenses.
UNICEF extends its deepest
appreciation to all the partners
who provided financial resources
and other support in 2016. Their
generosity and commitment play
an indispensable part in reaching
the worlds most vulnerable and
disadvantaged children, wherever
theyare.
Top 30 resource partners by revenue, 2016
(in millions of US dollars)

REGULAR
PARTNER OTHER RESOURCES TOTAL
RESOURCES
Regular Emergency
United States 133 121 405 659
United Kingdom 50 175 176 401
European Commission/ECHO 199 94 293
United States (NC)**** 32 204 36 272
Germany 11 23 192 226
Sweden 117 70 37 224
Norway 52 109 45 207
Japan 17 52 124 194
Canada 13 71 65 149
Japan (NC) 110 11 16 137
Netherlands 31 44 57 132
United Nations Office for the Coordination of
129 129
Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)*
Republic of Korea (NC) 79 16 95
Germany (NC) 36 23 35 94
Sweden (NC) 40 35 3 77
United Kingdom (NC) 26 29 21 75
GAVI Alliance 71 71
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)** 31 37 68
Spain (NC) 51 9 8 68
France (NC) 41 13 6 60
Netherlands (NC) 44 8 5 57
Global Partnership for Education 54 54
United Nations Development Group joint programme 48 1 49
Italy (NC) 39 2 4 46
Denmark 21 5 14 40
Democratic Republic of the Congo*** 38 38
Australia 16 13 8 37
Switzerland 23 10 4 36
Republic of Korea 4 25 2 32
Belgium 19 1 9 29

* Revenue from UNOCHA includes $104 million related to the Central Emergency Response Fund
(CERF) and $25 million related to other sources.
** Revenue from UNDP includes $24 million related to the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF)
and$44 million related to One Funds and JointProgrammes.
*** Funding provided to the Democratic Republic of the Congo by GAVI Alliance.
**** National Committee.
Note: Numbers may not add up because of rounding.

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 Top 10 countries by donor and funding type, 2016*
(in millions of US dollars)

$600

$500

$400

$300

$200

$100

$0
United United Japan Germany Sweden Norway Canada Republic France
States Kingdom of Korea
Netherlands

Government: Regular resources Private Sector: Regular resources

Government: Other resources Private Sector: Other resources

* Includes contributions from governments and UNICEF National Committees; excludes intergovernmental, non-governmental,
inter-organizational and pooled funds contributions.
Note: Numbers may not add up because of rounding.

UNICEF revenue, 20082016*

(in millions of US dollars)

$4,000

$3,500

$3,000

$2,500

$2,000

$1,500

$1,000

$500

0
2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016**

Regular resources Other resources (regular) Other resources (emergency)

* Prior to 2012 and International Public Sector Accounting Standards adoption, UNICEF issued Financial Statements every two years.
** The figures for 2016 are provisional and are subject to audtit.

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 Per capita contributions to UNICEF, 2016*
Member countries of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)
of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
(in US dollars)

Norway 41.44

Sweden 30.41

Luxembourg 20.76

Iceland 20.54

Netherlands 11.11

Denmark 10.77

United Kingdom 7.31

Switzerland 6.35

Finland 6.12

Ireland 5.85

Canada 4.50

Germany 3.97

Belgium 3.67

United States 2.87

Japan 2.62

Republic of Korea 2.50

New Zealand 2.30

Australia 2.16

Spain 1.48

France 1.21

Italy 1.13

Austria 0.79

Portugal 0.55

Slovenia 0.49

Czech Republic 0.35

Hungary 0.24

Greece 0.19

Slovak Republic 0.18

Poland 0.13
$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45

* Includes contributions from governments and UNICEF National Committees.

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Thematic contributions, 20152016
(in millions of US dollars)

OUTCOME AREAS 2015 2016

Health 15 13
HIV/AIDS and Children 7 8
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 49 36
Nutrition 10 3
Education 83 96
Child protection 18 19
Social inclusion 4 6
Gender equality 1
Humanitarian action 204 145
Total 390 326

Note: Numbers may not add up because of rounding.

Private foundations and major donors contributing $100,000 or more

to UNICEF programmes in 2016

Al Fakhoora
Alana USA Foundation
Alwaleed Philanthropies
Auridis
Big Lottery Fund
The Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
Giuseppe Boccalatte
Susan and Dan Boggio
Charlotte and Peter Bolland
Cathal Ryan Trust
Child & Tree Fund
Childrens Investment Fund
Foundation
Comic Relief
Dubai Cares
Educate a Child (EAC), a programme
of the Education Above All
Foundation
The ELEVA Foundation
ELMA Philanthropies
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Richard Emmet
Fatima Fund
FIA Foundation
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Fondation Blanchecape sous lgide
de la Fondation de France
Fondation Botnar
Fondation Espoir, under the aegis of
Fondation de Luxembourg
Friedhelm-Wilmes Foundation
Fundacin Carlos Slim
Fundacin Leo Messi
G. Barrie Landry and the Landry
Family Foundation
The Garrett Family Foundation
George Lucas Family Foundation
GHR Foundation
The Global Alliance for TB Drug
Development
Gratitude to the Water Foundation
Hartog Foundation
The Houssian Foundation
Alan Howard
IKEA Foundation
Japan Committee Vaccines for the
Worlds Children
Pasi Joronen
Milky, Shintaro and Kenta Kambara
Kiwanis International Foundation/
Kiwanis International
LDS Charities
Sang-Rok Lee
Ms. Ta Leoni
Penny and Paul Loyd
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Aditya and Megha Mittal
The Morgan Foundation
National Philanthropic Trust
New Era Educational and Charitable
Foundation
Oak Foundation
Obel Family Foundation
The One Foundation
Onyx Partners
Operakllaren Foundation
The Power of Nutrition
Radiohjlpen
Michael Rosenberg
Rotary Foundation of Rotary
International
Claudia Rocca Ryan
Barbara and Edward Shapiro
H.H. Sheikha Moza bint Nasser
Al-Missned
Soroptimist International the
Netherlands
Amanda Staveley
Anna Lisa Stiftung
United Nations Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation
Worldwide Charity for Children
Bradley Yam
Christina Zilber
Zonta International Foundation

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Corporate sector alliances contributing $100,000 or more to UNICEF programmes in 2016
MULTI-COUNTRY ALLIANCES Wella (Coty) Merrimac Consulting Romania
Alex and Ani Retail LLC Western Union Foundation Indonesia Dedeman
Amadeus [Iberia LAE S.A. (Spain), Indomarco Prismatama, Pharmnet Plus
Finnair (Finland), Norwegian Air NATIONAL ALLIANCES PT Indomaret Serbia
Shuttle (Norway)] Argentina UNICEF Ireland Nordeus
ARM Holdings ACE Seguros Primark Limited Spanish Committee for UNICEF
Belarto Banelco Banco Santander
Italian Committee for UNICEF
Bestseller Australian Committee El Cortes Ingls
Agos Ducato S.p.A.
"la Caixa" Banking Foundation forUNICEF FOXY - Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti
Aspiag Services S.r.l.
The Cartier Charitable Foundation IKEA Iberica, SLU
UBI Banca
Change for Good [Aer Lingus MMG Ltd. Fundacin Aquae
(Ireland), All Nippon Airways Japan Committee for UNICEF Fundacin Iberostar
(Japan), American Airlines (US), Belgian Committee for UNICEF AEON 1% Club Foundation
Umicore Fundacin LFP
Asiana, Airlines (Republic of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Fundacin Probitas
Korea), Cathay Pacific (Hong Brazil UFJ,Ltd. Tubacex
Kong, China), Cebu Pacific Air Petrobras Consumers' Co-Operative Kobe
Unilever Brazil Consumers' Co-Operative Mirai Swedish Committee for UNICEF
(Philippines), easyJet, (United
Consumers Co-op Sapporo Bryns Hockey
Kingdom), Japan Airlines, Bulgaria
Co-op Net Business Association Foretag for Malawi
(Japan), Hainan Airlines (China), Happy Bar & Grill Gina Tricot
Qantas Airways Ltd. (Australia)]
Canadian UNICEF Committee Fuji Television Network, Inc. (FNS IKEA
Claires Europe
Pier 1 Imports Charity Campaign) Millicom
Cubus AS
Teck Resources Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. M-magasin
DLA Piper
China IDOM Inc. NCC AB
Forletter
ET Solar Group ITOHAM FOODS Inc. Svenska PostkodLotteriet
Fundacin FCBarcelona
Groupe Editor Haier Group Japanese Consumers' Swiss Committee for UNICEF
Gucci Porsche (China) Motors Ltd. Co-operativeUnion Roche Employee Action and
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Colombia Kao Corporation CharityTrust
H&M Foundation Grupo Familia Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. Thailand
Hallmark Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Central Food Retail Co., Ltd.
Danish Committee for UNICEF
Humble Bundle Nippon Life Insurance Company Sansiri Public Company Ltd.
Hempel Foundation
ING Oriental Land Co., Ltd.
Novo Fonden Turkish National Committee
JAN GROUP SARAYA Co., Ltd.
Dutch Committee for UNICEF forUNICEF
Kantar Group Sugarlady Co., Ltd.
Gemeente Den Haag TEB
Kimberly-Clark Foundation Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
The LEGO Foundation Nationale Postcode Loterij Corporation United Kingdom Committee
The LEGO Group Ecuador Sumitomo Mitsui Card forUNICEF
LINE Plus Cooperation Diners Club International Company,Ltd. ATP
Louis Vuitton Malletier Hyundai U CO-OP Consumer BT Group plc
MAC AIDS Fund Co-OperativeSociety Burberry plc
Finland
Marks & Spencer plc Volvic Clarks
Nokia
Meli Hotels International DeepMind Technologies Inc
Paletti Korean Committee for UNICEF
MSC Cruises S.A. EMC Europe
France BGF Retail
Nordic Choice Hotels AS Ethical Tea Partnership
AXA CJ Donorscamp
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA GDS Services International Ltd
Clairefontaine Daehong Communications
Philips Foundation London Stock Exchange
Fondation LOral DFD Fashiongroup
Pictura Manchester United Football Club
Gmo Dongsuh Foods Co Ltd
Privalia Venta Directa S.A. Pearson plc
Korea Seven
Procter & Gamble (Pampers) German Committee for UNICEF Twinings
Lotte Giants
Star Wars: Force for Change BASF Stiftung VitalityHealth
S.M. ENTERTAINMENT
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Deutsche Telekom AG United States Fund for UNICEF
HUGO BOSS AG Mexico
(nowMarriott International, Inc.) Applied Medical
United Internet for UNICEF Banco Compartamos
(Check Out for Children, Road Becton Dickinson Pharmaceutical
Foundation Grupo Financiero Santander
to Awareness, Make a Green Systems
Laboratorios Liomont
Choice) Greek Committee for UNICEF The Container Store
Yakult
Telenor Group Olympiacos GE Foundation
International Zinc Association
The UPS Foundation Hong Kong Committee Georgia-Pacific
Unilever (The Unilever Foundation Norwegian Committee Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
forUNICEF forUNICEF
and Domestos) Chow Tai Fook Jewellery LOral USA Giorgio Armani
UNIQLO KIWI Norge AS Fragrances
CompanyLtd.
Vertbaudet Philippines Pfizer Inc.
Volvic India Johnson & Johnson Prudential Foundation
The Walt Disney Company Exide Industries Procter & Gamble Revive Missions
Johnson & Johnson

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Top 20 National Committee donors, 2016
(in thousands of US dollars)

COUNTRY REGULAR RESOURCES OTHER RESOURCES TOTAL

United States 31,720 240,456 272,176
Japan 110,224 26,566 136,790
Republic of Korea 78,723 15,800 94,523
Germany 36,471 57,924 94,395
Sweden 39,547 37,595 77,142
United Kingdom 25,833 49,317 75,149
Spain 51,227 16,671 67,898
France 41,267 18,750 60,017
Netherlands 44,026 13,260 57,285
Italy 39,181 6,505 45,685
Denmark 9,490 12,198 21,688
Hong Kong, China 13,294 6,482 19,776
Finland 12,541 6,891 19,431
Switzerland 5,520 11,549 17,069
Australia 9,916 5,773 15,689
Canada 5,556 9,054 14,610
Norway 8,615 4,449 13,064
Belgium 10,669 2,374 13,043
Ireland 3,095 2,753 5,848
Portugal 3,873 1,680 5,553

Note: Numbers may not add up because of rounding.

Total UNICEF revenue by source of funding, 2015

(in US dollars)

OVERVIEW

Regular resources Other resources

Public sector Private sector Public sector Private sector
Inter- Inter-
National Other National Other
Government organizational Government organizational Total
Committees contributions Committees contributions
arrangements arrangements
Donors 562,044,108 599,685,163 28,801,379 2,113,670,374 555,711,479 153,363,620 4,013,276,123
Intergovernmental
(487,951) 296,474,300 295,986,349
agencies
Non-governmental
898,262 106,188,045 107,086,307
organizations
Inter-
organizational 1,290 345,931,069 345,932,359
arrangements
Other revenue* 121,416,576
Grand Total 561,556,157 1,290 599,685,163 29,699,641 2,410,144,674 345,931,069 555,711,479 259,551,665 4,883,697,713

* Other revenue includes income from interest, procurement and other sources.

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1. DONORS
(Public sector: government)

Regular resources Other resources

Public sector Private sector Public sector Private sector
National Other National Other
Donors Government Government Total
Committees contributions Committees contributions
Total 562,044,108 599,685,163 28,801,379 2,113,670,374 555,711,479 153,363,620 4,013,276,123
Afghanistan 70,256 17,390,460 17,460,716
Algeria 24,000 24,000
Andorra 27,723 366,594 79,395 218,108 691,819
Angola 1,660,000 1,660,000
Argentina 180,000 9,952,177 17,566,241 27,698,419
Armenia 116,590 116,590
Australia 15,801,354 9,915,710 20,976,024 5,773,084 52,466,172
Austria 1,158,096 2,682,126 2,236,031 706,644 6,782,896
Azerbaijan 160,000 160,000
Bahrain - 25,200 25,200
Bangladesh 35,725 1,276 - 37,001
Barbados 185,000 - 185,000
Belgium 19,041,292 10,669,097 9,748,196 2,374,093 41,832,678
Belize 112,500 112,500
Benin 24,124 24,124
Bhutan 13,118 706 13,824
Bolivia
(Plurinational 40,000 496 225,000 70,003 335,499
State of)
Brazil 1,618,600 1,360,963 205,882 8,723,497 11,908,942
Bulgaria 75,500 142,908 189,316 1,186,754 1,594,478
Burkina Faso 2,393 913,239 915,632
Burundi 7,010,940 7,010,940
Cabo Verde 350,000 350,000
Cambodia 64,929 64,929
Cameroon 52,078 2,799,530 2,851,608
Canada 12,898,089 5,556,217 135,927,304 9,054,176 163,435,786
Central African
60,775 523,910 716,400 1,301,085
Republic
Chad 3,830 3,719,160 - 3,722,990
Chile 77,000 679,642 1,949,378 2,706,020
China 1,629,018 646,098 9,473,212 11,748,327
Colombia 999,831 352,668 3,612,291 4,964,789
Comoros 70,000 870,889 940,889
Congo 748,450 1,423,749 2,172,199
Costa Rica 28,562 53,519 82,081
Cte d'Ivoire 12,600 3,985,758 3,998,358
Croatia 52,387 351,582 2,846,493 3,250,462
Cyprus 21,400 21,400
Czech Republic 2,731,338 114,513 823,632 3,669,483
Democratic
People's
130,070 130,070
Republic of
Korea
Democratic
Republic of the 319,321 37,644,062 236,882 38,200,264
Congo
Denmark 20,956,020 9,490,204 18,766,925 12,198,155 - 61,411,303

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Total UNICEF revenue by source of funding, 2016, continued

Regular resources Other resources

Public sector Private sector Public sector Private sector
National Other National Other
Donors Government Government Total
Committees contributions Committees contributions
Dominican
88,000 298,057 386,057
Republic
Ecuador 5,000 5,074,016 5,079,016
Egypt 3,959 499,958 165,189 669,105
Equatorial
104,305 - 104,305
Guinea
Estonia 629,815 629,815
Ethiopia 311,751 - 311,751
Finland 6,084,071 12,540,677 8,171,741 6,890,587 33,687,075
France 3,869,625 41,267,279 14,191,046 18,749,952 78,077,902
Gabon 89,452 - 89,452
Gambia 25,000 25,000
Georgia 158,500 18,000 2,678 179,178
Germany 10,868,976 36,471,042 215,315,825 57,923,649 320,579,492
Ghana 148,512 148,512
Greece 1,781,894 316,583 2,098,478
Guinea 350,000 1,895,528 2,245,528
Guinea-Bissau 621,000 - 621,000
Haiti 4,032,620 4,032,620
Honduras 23,998 23,998
Hong Kong,
13,294,463 6,481,805 19,776,268
China
Hungary 1,824,232 211,545 160,519 204,021 2,400,316
Iceland 875,000 3,223,611 1,400,000 662,391 6,161,001
India 943,352 37,691 579,110 6,598,185 8,158,337
Indonesia 164,385 659,629 5,395,632 6,219,646
Iran (Islamic
53,099 665 53,764
Republic of)
Iraq 48,785 86,100 134,885
Ireland 8,213,208 3,094,598 13,427,594 2,753,311 27,488,712
Israel 100,000 54,581 154,581
Italy 4,945,995 39,180,843 17,154,388 6,504,642 67,785,868
Japan 17,338,522 110,223,855 176,674,302 26,566,372 330,803,051
Jordan 2,000,000 28,700 2,028,700
Kazakhstan 276,970 276,970
Kenya 150,000 169,875 319,875
Kuwait 200,000 8,050,000 18,238 8,268,238
Kyrgyzstan 50,000 50,000
Lesotho 120,000 120,000
Liberia 28,722 28,722
Liechtenstein 25,907 98,717 124,623
Lithuania 5,700 129,627 36,148 171,475
Luxembourg 2,906,022 837,348 6,988,778 1,723,172 12,455,320
Madagascar 1,000,000 1,000,000
Malawi 6,327,535 6,327,535
Malaysia 362,735 7,130,266 100,000 4,821,634 12,414,634
Mali 108,500 12,318,289 26,433 12,453,222
Malta 66,174 66,174
Mauritania 20,610 - 20,610
Mexico 214,000 475,404 2,000,000 25,258,045 27,947,450
Monaco 27,933 276,211 304,144
Mongolia 83,391 83,391

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Total UNICEF revenue by source of funding, 2016, continued

Regular resources Other resources

Public sector Private sector Public sector Private sector
National Other National Other
Donors Government Government Total
Committees contributions Committees contributions
Montenegro 18,912 18,912
Morocco 100,265 10 100,275
Mozambique 18,726 18,726
Myanmar 43,078 43,078
Namibia 120,000 120,000
Nepal 4,800,000 15,000 4,815,000
Netherlands 31,333,777 44,025,879 100,294,380 13,259,612 188,913,648
New Caledonia 66,232 66,232
New Zealand 4,319,534 1,002,398 2,457,599 2,800,708 10,580,240
Nicaragua 42,500 - 42,500
Niger 4,000 1,192,483 1,196,483
Nigeria 1,643,105 24,185,075 1,129,012 26,957,191
Norway 52,218,021 8,614,575 154,353,588 4,449,495 219,635,679
Oman 900,000 900,000
Pakistan 54,766 5,182,240 5,237,006
Panama 741,750 300,000 1,041,750
Paraguay 216,802 1,260,718 1,477,520
Peru 37,185 884,631 921,816
Philippines 50,958 801,133 4,596,596 5,448,687
Poland 1,933,658 1,233,508 1,840,196 5,007,363
Portugal 20,000 3,872,526 109,520 1,680,374 5,682,420
Qatar 500,000 20,563,758 21,063,758
Republic of
3,900,000 78,723,055 27,843,758 15,800,308 126,267,121
Korea
Republic of
60,000 60,000
Moldova
Romania 50,000 13,524 133,185 2,801,831 2,998,540
Russian
1,000,000 7,918,372 23,215 8,941,587
Federation
Sao Tome and
19,500 19,500
Principe
Saudi Arabia 1,144,200 17,799,733 10,131,454 29,075,388
Senegal 107,829 107,829
Serbia 16,750 557,414 469,309 1,043,473
Sierra Leone 384,000 993,036 1,377,036
Singapore 50,000 5,989 55,989
Slovakia 61,617 620,068 271,792 953,476
Slovenia 30,375 749,081 67,458 179,121 1,026,036
Somalia 583,000 583,000
South Africa 95,000 326 1,020,557 1,115,883
South Sudan 189,348 169,150 358,498
Spain 51,227,261 244,636 16,670,809 68,142,706
Sri Lanka 15,500 3,227 18,727
Sudan 131,400 86,100 217,500
Sweden 116,968,664 39,546,848 106,899,851 37,595,229 301,010,591
Switzerland 22,805,936 5,520,039 13,429,247 11,548,648 53,303,869
Tajikistan 32,400 371,978 404,378
Thailand 462,636 3,674,967 11,044,138 15,181,741
The former
Yugoslav
51,000 51,000
Republic of
Macedonia
Timor-Leste 100,000 31,500 131,500

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Total UNICEF revenue by source of funding, 2016, continued

Regular resources Other resources

Public sector Private sector Public sector Private sector
National Other National Other
Donors Government Government Total
Committees contributions Committees contributions
Togo 26,000 1,249,000 1,275,000
Tunisia 20,875 20,875
Turkey 204,835 1,095,862 1,000,000 1,057,351 3,358,048
Turkmenistan 62,500 62,500
Uganda 469,000 469,000
Ukraine 313,202 313,202
United Arab
100,000 95 554,043 1,862,179 2,516,317
Emirates
United Kingdom 50,000,000 25,832,687 350,631,429 49,316,716 475,780,832
United Republic
22,000 132,602 154,602
of Tanzania
United States 132,500,000 31,719,730 526,085,655 240,455,961 - 930,761,346
Uruguay 72,450 1,383,968 1,959,974 3,416,392
Uzbekistan 310,000 97,865 407,865
Venezuela
(Bolivarian 92,662 92,662
Republic of)
Viet Nam 34,254 4,080 38,334
Yemen 3,610,983 3,610,983
Zambia 257,520 257,520
Zimbabwe 47,040 47,040
Other (28,311) (28,311)
Revenue
(2,212,035) 2,215,807 430,141 845,048 (1,229,947) 274,978 323,992
adjustments
Total 659,833,529 546,720,709 24,784,365 2,166,523,205 575,802,769 132,556,182 4,106,220,759

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2. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
(Public sector: government)

Revenue adjustments (487,951)

Regular resources
Subtotal (487,951)
European Commission (ECHO) 293,318,980
OPEC fund 350,000
Other resources
UNITAID 2,200,080
Revenue adjustments 605,240
Subtotal 296,474,300
Total 295,986,349

3. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
(Private sector: other contributions)

Columbia University 11,265

Regular resources Other 886,997
Subtotal 898,262
The Alexander Bodini Foundation 60,000
Alliance Cte d'Ivoire 767,127
GAVI Alliance 70,747,919
Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) 30,505,030
Other resources
Micronutrient Initiative (MI) 7,577,172
Partners in Health 115,000
Other 886,997
Revenue adjustments (4,471,200)
Subtotal 106,188,045
Total 107,086,307

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 4. INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
(Public sector: Inter-organizational arrangements)

Revenue adjustments 1,290

Regular resources
Subtotal 1,290
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 559,079
Global Partnership for Education 54,425,390
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 818,640
International Organization for Migration (IOM) 1,782,723
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 9,078,256
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 27,450
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) 14,761
United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations 63,316
United Nations Development Group joint programmes 49,046,029
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 67,899,955
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 70,000
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) 1,614,632
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 259,533
Other resources
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) 14,550
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) 4,326,833
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) 129,225,865
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) 1,512,434
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 12,637,629
United Nations Secretariat 148,000
United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) 25,000
United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) 984,433
United Nations Women's Guild (UNWG) 20,000
World Bank 100,000
World Food Programme (WFP) 2,135,500
World Health Organization (WHO) 11,615,356
Revenue adjustments (2,474,295)
Subtotal 345,931,069
Total 345,932,359

5. OTHER REVENUE*
Total 121,416,576

GRAND TOTAL
4,883,697,713

* Other revenue includes income from interest, procurement and other sources.
Note: Numbers may not add up because of rounding.

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BELOW: Eritrean children from
families seeking asylum play at the
Cara reception centre for refugees and
migrants in Mineo, Sicily.

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 For every child
Whoever she is.
Wherever he lives.
Every child deserves a childhood.
A future.
A fair chance.
That s why UNICEF is there.
For each and ever y child.
Working day in and day out.
In 190 countries and territories.
Reaching the hardest to reach.
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The most left behind.
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Its why we stay to the end.
And never give up.

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June 2017